Karzai more confident about victory in voting after his second ...
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The incumbent Afghan transitional president Hamid Karzai is more convinced that he will go out of the first presidential elections triumphantly next Saturday, after his second and successful trip outside the capital Tuesday.
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Afghan President Hamid Karzai was on  course on Tuesday for an outright victory in the country's  historic presidential election with almost a quarter of the  votes counted from the poll 10 days ago.
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President Hamid Karzai maintained his early lead in Afghanistan's election after just over eight percent of the ballots had been counted, the election commission said.
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Indications show that Afghanistan&#39;s Interim President Hamid Karzai has won the first presidential elections in the country&#39;s history.
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Afghan President Hamid Karzai is sure of  victory in his country's historic presidential poll, but the  result will not be announced for a day or so until the last few  hundred ballot boxes are counted, an official said on Monday.
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Afghanistan's first presidential vote was fair, says favourite, Hamid Karzai, as most candidates demand a repoll.
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With more than half the ballots in Afghanistan's presidential election counted and outright triumph virtually assured for incumbent Hamid Karzai, attention turned to when the winner can be declared and how the losers will react.
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Interim leader Hamid Karzai has clinched a majority of the votes in Afghanistanâs first presidential election under near-complete results today, leaving him all but certain of becoming the war-torn nationâs first democratically-elected leader.
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KABUL - German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder predicted that Afganistan&#39;s President Hamid Karzai would be declared the winner in the country&#39;s first direct presidential election held just two days ago during a visit to Kabul Monday.
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Afghan President Hamid Karzai is sure of  victory in his country's historic presidential poll, but the  result will not be announced for a day or so until the last few  ballot boxes are counted, an official said Monday.
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Interim President Hamid Karzai appeared almost certain of becoming Afghanistan&#39;s first democratically elected leader yesterday after preliminary results showed he had won 55 percent of the vote.
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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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Afghan President Hamid Karzai expressed confidence that his administration would emerge from a historic presidential election next weekend with increased legitimacy.
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The Afghan government says it is confident that presidential elections will go ahead despite threats of violence.
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KABUL: Hamid Karzai has won the required majority of votes for outright victory in Afghanistan&#39;s presidential election and is awaiting the announcement of official results, his campaign spokesman told AFP.
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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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President Hamid Karzai has won a majority of votes in Afghanistan&#39;s election, clinching a five-year term and becoming the country&#39;s first democratically elected leader