Afghan President Hamid Karzai said Monday that he backs a recommendation from the top U.S.
Afghan leader backs U.S. military call for more troops
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Karzai’s Presidential Rival Abdullah Says He Will Not Compromise on Runoff
Afghanistan’s former foreign minister and current presidential aspirant Dr. Abdullah Abdullah refers to President Hamid Karzai as “that gentleman” with a kind of icy irony
Hundreds of Afghan votes declared invalid
Afghan presidential election results from five polling stations were declared invalid by the Electoral Complaints Commission on Thursday because of fraud. The polling stations are in Paktika province, where incumbent President Hamid Karzai has considerable support.
Canadian to lead probe of deadly NATO airstrike
Gen. Stanley McChrystal, the top U.S.
Votes tossed from 447 polls in Afghanistan
Afghanistan’s Independent Election Commission said Sunday it was tossing ballots from 447 polling stations in figuring results of the August presidential election. The number of votes thrown out was not immediately known, but it could be as many as tens of thousands.
U.S. general sure Afghan civilians killed in airstrike
The top U.S. commander in Afghanistan said Saturday he was convinced that civilians, in addition to militants, were among those killed in a NATO airstrike that killed at least 90 people in northern Afghanistan
Afghan election officials defend vote-counting
Afghanistan’s Independent Election Commission sought to reassure voters Saturday that it was impartially tallying the results of the August presidential election.