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Top rival says Karzai election victory is 'illegal'
Former Afghan presidential candidate Abdullah Abdullah has ruled out his participation in a new government, calling Afghan President Hamid Karzai's recent re-election "illegal".
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Online debate over Karzai's election as the president of Afghanistan
In this edition: the web questions the credibility of the Afghan electoral process as Hamid Karzai has been declared winner of the presidential election and in New Zealand, a policeman creates the buzz.
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Afghanistan: "Victory for a crooked government"
In today’s international press review, we look at the re-election of Hamid Karzai at the head of Afghanistan.
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Karzai vows clean, inclusive government
Afghan President Hamid Karzai pledged to unify Afghans with a representative government that would fight corruption in his first speech since being declared winner of the fraud-ridden presidential election.
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Obama urges Karzai to wipe out corruption
US President Barack Obama has signalled a tough new approach to Afghan leader Hamid Karzai, urging him just hours after his re-election to make "a much more serious effort to eradicate corruption" and write "a new chapter" in the country's history.
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Is Karzai a credible president?
Afghanistan's election committee has named incumbent Hamid Karzai as the country's elected president, a day after his rival Abdullah Abdullah stood down ahead of a run-off vote. But can Karzai really be a credible president?
AFGHANISTAN
Obama urges Karzai to tackle corruption
In a congratulatory call to Hamid Karzai, who retains leadership of Afghanistan after a presidential run-off vote was scrapped on Monday, US President Barack Obama urged the Afghan leader to step up efforts to fight corruption in the war-torn nation.
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"Abdullah pulling out of the election is irrational"
In today’s international press review, we talk about Abdullah Abdullah pulling out of the presidential election.
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Frantic diplomatic efforts to address political limbo
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon arrived in Kabul on Monday as Afghan officials and Western diplomats scrambled to resolve the latest political crisis sparked by opposition candidate Abdullah Abdullah’s withdrawal from the Nov. 7 run-off.
AFGHANISTAN
Clinton promises to back next president
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has said that Afghanistan's fraught presidential run-off will not affect Washington's support for the country's next leader, who is now all but certain to be incumbent Hamid Karzai.
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