Challenges in Afghanistan
Friday, September 11, 2009
American press reports indicate that meetings on this question will not be held until November. Presumably the Americans would like resolution of the election issue that would be palatable before they set out to convince an increasingly disaffected American public that the war merits their support
The Independent Election Commission of Afghanistan, defying directives or requests from the Electoral Complaints Commission, a UN-appointed body with a Canadian head, announced that with ballots from 91 percent of polling stations counted, Hamid Karzai had 54.1 percent of the vote, as against 28.3 percent for his main rival Abdullah Abdullah.
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The Independent Election Commission of Afghanistan, defying directives or requests from the Electoral Complaints Commission, a UN-appointed body with a Canadian head, announced that with ballots from 91 percent of polling stations counted, Hamid Karzai had 54.1 percent of the vote, as against 28.3 percent for his main rival Abdullah Abdullah.
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Labels: 9/11, US Invasion of Afghanistan, War on Terror
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