Afghan president hits campaign trail
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last month, telling supporters a historic vote in four days would be a turning point for the war-torn nation. agency reported seven policemen were killed when their vehicle drove over a land mine in the southern province of Kandahar.
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Afghan President Hamid Karzai vowed on  Thursday that a historic presidential election would go ahead  in two days' time and reflect the people's wishes despite  inevitable attempts by Taliban fighters to derail the vote.
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KABUL, Afghanistan  - Afghan President Hamid  Karzai's rivals Thursday challenged him to quit the  presidential race or face them in a public debate, even as they  searched for a viable challenger to unite behind.
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The two main rivals in Afghanistan&#39;s first presidential election threw themselves into campaigning Tuesday, drawing crowds of supporters four days before a vote that
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The Afghan president makes a rare visit to the north just two weeks before the country's first presidential elections.
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ISLAMABAD: President Gen. Pervez Musharraf left on a brief visit to neighbouring Afghanistan on Saturday to congratulate Hamid Karzai on his victory in the war-ravaged country&#39;s landmark presidential elections, an official said.
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Afghan President Hamid Karzai's deputies  campaigned for him Saturday ahead of presidential elections  seven days away, while the candidate himself prepared to fly to  Germany to collect an international award.
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Afghan President Hamid Karzai campaigned on Tuesday for the first time since an assassination attempt last month, telling thousands of supporters that a historic vote in four days would be a turning point for the war-torn nation.
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Official figures show that Hamid Karzai is on the way to winning Afghanistan's first presidential elections.
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On Monday Afghan President Hamid Karzai visited Pakistan to discuss cooperation in the battle against al Qaeda before his October re-election bid.
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Afghanistan&#39;s historic election campaign got underway yesterday, pitting 17 hopefuls against interim leader Hamid Karzai in the
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With 99 percent of the votes still to be  counted in Afghanistan's presidential election, incumbent Hamid  Karzai has taken a lead many observers expect him to retain  right to the end of a marathon count.
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The two main rivals in Afghanistan's  first presidential election threw themselves into campaigning  Tuesday, drawing crowds of supporters four days before a vote  that many hope could be a turning point for the war-torn  nation.
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KABUL, Afghanistan Sept. 7, 2004 - Afghanistan&#39;s historic election campaign got under way Tuesday, pitting 17 hopefuls against interim leader Hamid Karzai in the race to become the impoverished country&#39;s first popularly elected president.
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Before Shugofa Beheshti decides who to vote for in Afghanistan's Oct. 9 presidential election, she wants to hear what the candidates have to say.
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The official month-long campaign for Afghanistan's first-ever direct presidential election opened on Tuesday in what will be a major test of U.S.-led nation-building efforts since the 2001 ouster of the Taliban.
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Afghan President Hamid Karzai vowed on Thursday that a historic presidential election would go ahead in two days' time and reflect the people's wishes despite inevitable attempts by Taliban fighters to derail the vote.