Hamid Karzai closes in on afgan poll victory
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President Hamid Karzai is close to winning the Afghan presidential poll, with nearly 60% of the votes and more than half the ballots counted.
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Yunus Qanooni, Hamid Karzai's chief rival in Afghanistan's presidential election, said he will accept the outcome, as Karzai swept the country's south and southeast en route to outright victory.
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KABUL, Afghanistan - The vote tally under way on Friday in Afghanistanâs landmark election was widely expected to yield an election victory for US -backed interim leader Hamid Karzai, which would install him as the war-ravaged countryâs first
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Interim leader Hamid Karzai nudged closer to victory in Afghanistan&#39;s landmark presidential poll with nearly two-thirds of the vote counted, officials said Thursday.
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Preliminary figures in the Afghan poll suggest interim Hamid Karzai has won enough votes to be elected.
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Early results from the Afghan election suggest interim president Hamid Karzai has won enough votes for victory.
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President Hamid Karzai has won the majority of votes in the Afghan election, securing over 55 % and paving for the way for him to become the country&#39;s first popularly elected president.
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Afghan presidential candidate Yunus Qanooni adjusts his glasses during an interview in Kabul on Sunday, Oct.17. 2004. Hamid Karzai&#39;s closest rival in Afghanistan&#39;s landmark election refused to concede defeat
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Afghan President Hamid Karzai was on course on Tuesday for an outright victory in the country&#39;s historic presidential election with almost a quarter of the votes counted from the poll 10 days ago.
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Interim leader Hamid Karzai has won a majority of estimated votes cast in Afghanistan's landmark presidential elections, according to preliminary results released Sunday.
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Afghan President Hamid Karzai want to see win an election on October 9, said today that foreign troops would remain until the country&#39;s own fledgling forces can take the charge of stability.
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Afghan President Hamid Karzai was on  course Tuesday for an outright victory in the country's  historic presidential election with more than a quarter of the  votes counted from the poll 10 days ago.
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Hamid Karzai was closing in Sunday on a majority of the votes in Afghanistan's landmark presidential election, leaving only an investigation of alleged irregularities between the U.S.-backed incumbent and a five-year mandate.
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KABUL - Yunus Qanooni, Hamid Karzaiâs chief rival in Afghanistanâs presidential election, said Wednesday he will accept the outcome, as Karzai swept the countryâs south and southeast en route to outright victory.
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KABUL, Afghanistan -- Vote counting in Afghanistan&#39;s historic elections is almost finished, with incumbent President Hamid Karzai on course to win a simple majority.
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KABUL, Afghanistan: Hamid Karzai is certain to win Afghanistan&#39;s landmark presidential election with the simple majority needed to avoid a run-off, his campaign team says, with one-third of the votes counted and Karzai pulling 64 percent.
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Counting in Afghanistan's presidential election concluded Tuesday, with U.S.-backed interim leader Hamid Karzai the clear winner, a senior official said.