Karzai views Afghan election as &quot;defeat of terrorism&quot;
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Afghanistan&#39;s interim President Hamid Karzai told the BBC on Sunday that his country&#39;s first post-war presidential election could be viewed as a &quot;defeat of terrorism&quot; and a &quot;success&quot; for the Afghan people.
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Afghanistan&#39;s first directly elected president, Hamid Karzai, has warned that the country must face down radical extremists and defeat the drug trade.
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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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Afghanistan&#39;s President Hamid Karzai says he is deeply disturbed by a bomb attack in the capital Kabul in which at least seven people died.
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US-backed Hamid Karzai has been officially declared the winner of Afghanistan&#39;s first presidential election. Wednesday&#39;s announcement came almost a month after eight million Afghans defied threats of violence to vote in the elections.
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Italian President Carlo Azeglio Ciampi on Thursday hailed the recent presidential elections in Afghanistan as a brave response to terrorism, Italian news agency ANSA reported.
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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.
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Afghan President Hamid Karzai&#39;s archrival in the Oct. 9 national presidential election Mohammad Yunus Qanooni on Tuesday called for transparent elections.
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KABUL, Afghanistan - Hamid Karzai on Tuesday thanked the United States for its support, saying his country would still be in the hands of terrorists without it, ahead of his inauguration as the countryâs first popularly elected president.
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Supporters of Afghan President Hamid Karzai say he is on course to win the presidential elections, with about one-quarter of the votes counted.
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Clashes and bombings killed 34 Taliban fighters and one policeman in Afghanistan, while President Hamid Karzai told the U.N. Wednesday that terrorist sanctuaries elsewhere must be destroyed to eliminate the violence engulfing his country.
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Afghanistan's presidential election will  be held on time, President Hamid Karzai said on Monday, despite  rival candidates' fears the lack of security was hampering  their campaigns and undermining voting legitimacy.
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Pakistan and Afghanistan have reaffirmed they are partners in fighting terrorism, Afghan President Hamid Karzai declared Tuesday at the end of a two-day visit.
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Afghanistan's presidential vote count neared its end with Hamid Karzai edging closer to victory, but a weekend suicide blast in Kabul offered a deadly reminder of the dangers facing the war-weary nation.
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Afghan President Hamid Karzai has officially taken office, warning of the risks posed by terrorism and the illicit drug trade. Mr.
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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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Hamid Karzai&#39;s victory in Afghanistan&#39;s first direct presidential election is a ``milestone&#39;&#39; toward democracy in the country, the US State Department said.