Karzai&#39;s top rival backs off boycott
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Instead, Yunus Qanooni says he&#39;ll accept an independent commission looking into allegations of fraud in Afghanistan&#39;s landmark election.
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The crisis surrounding Afghanistan's  historic presidential election appeared to end on Monday as  President Hamid Karzai's chief rival said he and other  candidates were withdrawing their rejection of the weekend  poll.
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OTTAWA - President Hamid Karzai of Afghanistan pleaded with Canada yesterday not to withdraw its 2,500 troops when their mission ends in early 2009, saying to do so would only help deliver his country back to the Taliban, the Globe and Mail newspaper reported. Karzai made his comments to a special meeting of all Canadian reporters based in Afghanistan.
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Chances for a conclusive result to Afghanistan's landmark election were on firmer ground Tuesday after President Hamid Karzai's main challenger backed away from a boycott, indicating he'd accept an independent commission to probe vote-fraud charges.
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The main rival of President Hamid Karzai has conceded defeat in Afghanistan&#39;s presidential election with less than six per cent of the vote left to be counted.
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The main challenger to President Hamid Karzai said yesterday that he had accepted a proposal by the United Nations and the US ambassador to start an independent
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President Hamid Karzai has been wooing his main rival in the presidential race, Yunus Qanooni, to persuade him to drop out and join Mr.
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Japan&#39;s main opposition leader on Thursday rebuffed an appeal by visiting German Chancellor Angela Merkel to keep supporting the &quot;war on terror&quot; in Afghanistan, an official said.
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President Hamid Karzai clinched victory in Afghanistan's historic presidential poll as his main rival conceded defeat even before election workers began counting the final votes on Monday.
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Hamid Karzaiâs rivals say itâs still too early to concede Afghanistanâs inaugural presidential election, despite the interim leaderâs dominant showing after three days of vote-counting.
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The chief challenger to Afghan President Hamid Karzai says he and several other presidential contenders are withdrawing their rejection of Saturday&#39;s election.
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A breakthrough agreement in Afghanistan's disputed elections was reached when the main rival to President Hamid Karzai said he would accept the result after an independent inquiry into charges of fraud.
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KABUL, Afghanistan -- President Hamid Karzai's main challenger yesterday backed off a boycott of Afghanistan's landmark election over allegations of fraud, saying he would accept the formation of an independent commission to look into any irregularities in the vote.
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President Hamid Karzai's main challenger backed off a boycott of Afghanistan's landmark election over allegations of fraud, saying Monday that he would accept the formation of an independent commission to look into any irregularities in the vote.
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A top rival to Afghan election  frontrunner President Hamid Karzai called off his boycott of  the process Wednesday, making it likely that the historic  poll's result would be recognized by all despite voting  irregularities.
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President Karzai's rival gains ground by appealing to Afghanistan's former anti-Soviet resistance fighters.
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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.