Karzai on course to win Afghanistan election outright
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The interim leader Hamid Karzai coasted towards victory in Afghanistan&#39;s presidential election yesterday when his share of the vote passed the 50% mark.
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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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Afghan President Hamid Karzai vowed on Thursday that a historic presidential election would go ahead in two days' time and reflect the people's wishes despite inevitable attempts by Taliban fighters to derail the vote.
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Interim leader Hamid Karzai appeared set to become Afghanistan&#39;s first directly elected leader after preliminary results Sunday showed he had won a majority in landmark presidential elections.
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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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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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With over half the votes counted by  Thursday, Hamid Karzai was on course to win Afghanistan's first  democratic presidential election, the climax of momentous  change brought by the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks on the United  States.
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KABUL, Afghanistan -- With the counting effectively &quot;over and done,&quot; incumbent Hamid Karzai is the clear winner in Afghanistan&#39;s presidential election, a senior official has said.
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KABUL: Hamid Karzai has won outright victory in Afghanistan&#39;s first presidential election according to preliminary results, the interim leader&#39;s supporters and chief rival said Sunday.
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KABUL : President Hamid Karzai, the incumbent poised to become Afghanistan&#39;s first popularly-elected leader, said he expects the official announcement of October 9 polls on Sunday.
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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.
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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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With 99 percent of the votes still to be  counted in Afghanistan's presidential election, incumbent Hamid  Karzai had taken a lead that many observers expect him to  retain right to the end of a marathon count.
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With 99 percent of the votes still to be counted in Afghanistan&#39;s presidential election, incumbent Hamid Karzai had taken a lead that many observers expect him to retain right to the end of a marathon count.
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US-backed interim leader Hamid Karzai was nearing victory in Afghanistanâs presidential vote, election officials said, as the number of ballots counted passed the half way mark.
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Interim leader Hamid Karzai is certain to win Afghanistan&#39;s landmark presidential election, his campaign spokesman said Tuesday, after early returns gave him a commanding advantage.
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With nearly all of the ballots counted, Afghan Interim President Hamid Karzai appears to have won a landslide victory in the October 9 election.