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25 Aug 2009 10:23

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World: In the Afghan election, Hamid Karzai leads, but not by much

  • 41% Karzai’s vote total with 10% of the election’s vote counted on Tuesday source
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23 Aug 2009 20:47

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World: Afghan prez candidate Abdullah Abdullah sez the election was rigged

  • The initial reports we are receiving are a bit alarming, I must say. There might have been thousands of violations throughout the country, no doubt about it.
  • Afghan presidential candidate Abdullah Abdullah • Discussing the results of Friday’s election. He says that his team has lodged more than 100 complaints in the election. No matter the results of the election, current president Hamid Karzai will likely not win the election the first time – he needs to win by more than 50% to avoid a runoff. Preliminary results will be announced on Tuesday. • source
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21 Aug 2009 11:59

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World: Now that the Afghan election is over, time to count the votes

This guy has the worst job ever. He has to carry the weight of heavily-contested election on his back. Hamid Karzai and Abdullah Abdullah both say they won. source
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18 Aug 2009 23:12

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World: Thursday’s Afghan presidential election has a packed field

  • 41 candidates are running for prez; did Lyndon LaRouche run? source
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28 Jul 2009 12:36

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World: Hamid Karzai’s peeps say one thing, the Taliban another

  • The government is pleased A mouthpiece for Afghanistan’s President Hamid Karzai said a ceasefire has been negotiated in northwestern Badghis province for the election. It’s a first, and they’re calling it a model for maintaining the peace across the country. Score! source
  • The government is pleased A mouthpiece for Afghanistan’s President Hamid Karzai said a ceasefire has been negotiated in northwestern Badghis province for the election. It’s a first, and they’re calling it a model for maintaining the peace across the country. Score!
  • The Taliban is coy Afghan journos talked with a local militant, and he confirmed it all. The catch: one of the Taliban’s main spokesmen, Yousuf Ahmadi, vehemently denied the truce, saying, “With the government, we have no ceasefire.” That’s awkward. source
  • The government is pleased A mouthpiece for Afghanistan’s President Hamid Karzai said a ceasefire has been negotiated in northwestern Badghis province for the election. It’s a first, and they’re calling it a model for maintaining the peace across the country. Score!
  • The Taliban is coy Afghan journos talked with a local militant, and he confirmed it all. The catch: one of the Taliban’s main spokesmen, Yousuf Ahmadi, vehemently denied the truce, saying, “With the government, we have no ceasefire.” That’s awkward.
  • The election is happening This leaves us with an election that is still happening August 20 and may or may not involve some sort of deal with the Taliban. Maybe. If it did, that would be sweet. If not, then some polling stations might be havin’ some major issues. source
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23 Jul 2009 17:46

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World: Hamid Karzai is a big no-show in televised presidential debate

  • If he can’t face the nation then he obviously has no plans for how he will govern for another five years. He has to explain what’s gone wrong in the country.
  • An Afghan translator • On Hamid Karzai’s absence from the country’s first ever televised presidential debate. His excuse? He still hasn’t published his platform and, well, the TV station hosting the event is biased anyway. Understandably, a lot of people were pretty choked and opted not to watch.  • source
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10 Jul 2009 16:03

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World: Afghanistan moves into the 19th century with womens’ rights

  • Marital rape? Banned. Housework? Required. After a new law in Afghanistan essentially legalized a husband’s domination over a spouse, the law was toned down by President Hamid Karzai to only require the wife to do certain acts of housework. OK, maybe we’re spoiled by modernization, but is this really progress? Really? Can’t the man of the house occasionally clean the toilet? source
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