Karzai leads Afghan election by 40 points
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With half the votes counted and interim leader Hamid Karzai still holding a 40-point lead, the race for the Afghan presidency could be virtually decided by late yesterday, a top election official said.
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KABUL, Oct 19  - Interim leader Hamid Karzai stayed far ahead Tuesday with almost a third of the votes counted from Afghanistan&#39;s historic presidential election but Taliban-led guerrillas mounted more attacks in the south.
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Early results Friday showed interim leader Hamid Karzai far ahead of his chief rivals in Afghanistan&#39;s first democratic presidential election after a quarter-century of war.
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KABUL, Afghanistan - Interim leader Hamid Karzai took an early lead as vote counting began in Afghanistan's landmark presidential election, after allegations of ballot-box stuffing, voter intimidation and multiple voting forced five days of delay.    The tally was halted Friday so the 1,000 Afghans on the counting staff could have the day off to celebrate the start of Ramadan, the Islamic fasting month...
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KABUL, Afghanistan -- More than half the votes have been counted in Afghanistan&#39;s landmark election, and President Hamid Karzai is said to be running well ahead of his rivals.
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KABUL -- Early results showed interim leader Hamid Karzai far ahead of his chief rivals yesterday in Afghanistan&#39;s first democratic presidential election after 25 years of war.
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October 21, 2004 -- KABUL - Interim leader Hamid Karzai remained on course to win Afghanistan&#39;s first direct presidential election as the vote count passed the halfway mark yesterday.
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: Interim leader Hamid Karzai, was on course on Sunday to become Afghanistan&#39;s first popularly elected leader, as results poured in from its landmark vote for President.
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KABUL, Afghanistan -- Preliminary results from Afghanistan&#39;s landmark elections show President Hamid Karzai well ahead of his rivals and on course to become the country&#39;s first popularly elected leader.
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Interim President Hamid Karzai held a strong lead in Afghanistan&#39;s presidential poll as the number of ballots counted passed the one million mark Monday.
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PESHAWAR, Oct 18: Afghan President Hamid Karzai continued to maintain his lead over his rival candidates in the presidential elections.
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Afghan President Hamid Karzai moved closer to winning his country's first presidential election, taking a substantial lead over his nearest rival with more than 60 percent of votes counted, according to official results.
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The first results released in Afghanistan's presidential election put President Hamid Karzai in the lead after 7513 votes were counted in the northern province of Kunduz, Afghanistan's electoral commission said.
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KABUL : President Hamid Karzai maintained his early lead in Afghanistan&#39;s election after nearly five percent of the ballots had been counted, the election commission said.
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Afghanistan&#39;s interim President Hamid Karzai is winning 55.4 percent of the vote in the country&#39;s first presidential election as counting nears an end, the United Nations said on its Web site.
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US-backed interim leader Hamid Karzai was nearing victory in Afghanistan&#39;s presidential vote, election officials said, as the number of ballots counted passed the half way mark.
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The interim Afghan President Hamid Karzai is moving closer to final victory as he has captured 54.3 percent of over 7 million votes counted till Sunday noon, said Afghan election commission website.