Karzai&#39;s lead shows Afghan ethnic divide
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Hamid Karzai has been cruising to victory in Afghanistan&#39;s first direct presidential elections, but the returns so far have underscored the ethnic fault lines that often divide the country.
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Afghan President Hamid Karzai sidelined  leaders of powerful regional factions in his new cabinet  line-up announced on Thursday, bringing in specialists needed  to win the confidence of Western donors and investors.
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KABUL, Afghanistan -- Afghan President Hamid Karzai&#39;s government Saturday replaced two governors, including a strongman in the west, in a bold step to establish control ahead of landmark presidential elections.
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HAMID Karzai has emerged as the undisputed winner of Afghanistan&#39;s first presidential elections after his nearest contender conceded defeat.
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Afghans are expected to democratically elect their president for the first time on 9 October. The candidates are a mix of old and new faces, representing an array of ethnic and regional interests.
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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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Hamid Karzai was cruising to victory in Afghanistan's first direct presidential elections, but by Wednesday the returns so far have underscored the ethnic fault lines that have often divided the country.
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Afghan President Hamid Karzai maintained his lead over the main opposition candidate Yunus Qanooni in early results from the Oct. 9 presidential election, according to the election Web site.
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Afghanistan&#39;s interim leader Hamid Karzai has a 45-point lead after the first million votes were counted in the country&#39;s presidential poll.
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Afghan President Hamid Karzai sidelined leaders of powerful regional factions in his new cabinet line-up announced on Thursday, bringing in specialists needed to win the confidence of Western donors and investors.
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KABUL, Afghanistan - Interim leader Hamid Karzai widened his early lead Saturday in Afghanistan&#39;s landmark election, but the deaths of two US soldiers and three Afghan children in bomb attacks underscored that peace and security still elude much of the
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Hamid Karzai has been officially named winner of the Afghan election, becoming the country&#39;s first leader to be elected by the people and putting him in a strong position for a confrontation
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Karzai. One was not considered to have a wide following but the other, Sayed Ishaq Gailani, is from one of the. vote he needs to avoid a November runoff.
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Voters and analysts fear that ballot-box clash of Karzai and rival candidate from different ethnic group could bring disaster.
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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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Hamid Karzai was assured of a majority in Afghanistanâs election to become its first democratically chosen president. With nearly 95 per cent of votes counted, the interim leader already has more than half
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The worst-kept secret in the village of Dehnow is that everyone is voting for Hamid Karzai. Of course, when asked who they want to win yesterday&#39;s elections for the president of Afghanistan