Karzai wins presidential election
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Zakim Shah, chairman of Afghanistan&#39;s Joint Electoral Management Body, announces the winner of the country&#39;s first-ever presidential election in Kabul Nov. 3, 2004.
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Afghan President Hamid Karzai has won more than half of the vote and is likely to be officially declared the winner of Afghanistan&#39;s election this week.
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President Hamid Karzai clinched victory in Afghanistan&#39;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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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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The inauguration ceremony in Kabul was attended by hundreds of dignitaries, including the US Vice President, Dick Cheney. Mr Karzai, the country&#39;s interim leader since the fall of the Taleban, won the presidential
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More than two weeks after Afghanistan's first presidential election, vote counting wrapped up Tuesday and interim leader Hamid Karzai emerged with a resounding victory.
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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
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KABUL, Afghanistan -- A top election official says vote counting is through in Afghanistan&#39;s first presidential election. The election&#39;s top technical officer told The Associated Press that US-backed interim president Hamid Karzai is the winner.
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Hamid Karzai has been declared as Afghanistan&#39;s president after an electoral commission concluded that vote rigging had not affected the result.
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[World News]: Kabul, Oct 23 : Afghanistan president Hamid Karzai was leading opponents by a huge margin after officials finished counting nearly three-fourths of the votes polled in the country&#39;s first presidential elections.
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An exit poll conducted by an American non-profit group found that interim Afghan president Hamid Karzai won Saturday's first-ever presidential election with the outright majority needed to avoid a second round.
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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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Counting in Afghanistan&#39;s presidential election has concluded, indicating the US-backed interim leader Hamid Karzai is the clear winner.
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UN Secretary General Kofi Annan has congratulated Hamid Karzai for his victory in Afghanistan&#39;s first presidential election. Mr Karzai, who has been head of Afghanistan&#39;s interim administration since the Taliban
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KABUL, Afghanistan -- Preliminary results from Afghanistan&#39;s landmark elections show President Hamid Karzai well ahead of his rivals and on course to become the country&#39;s first popularly elected leader.
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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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With nearly all of the ballots counted, Afghan Interim President Hamid Karzai appears to have won a landslide victory in the October 9 election.