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Timeline: Afghanistan's 2009 presidential election
With Afghanistan's UN electoral watchdog poised to announce within days the result of a vote-rigging probe into the August 20 presidential ballot, we look back at the build-up to one of the country's most disputed votes.
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Karzai is sworn in for a second, challenging term
Afghan President Hamid Karzai has been sworn in for a second term in office, vowing to fight corruption and inviting his chief rival Abdullah Abdullah to join the government.
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Karzai is sworn in for a second, challenging term
Afghan President Hamid Karzai has been sworn into office for a second full term Thursday amid mounting doubts over his legitimacy, his ability to crack down on corruption and growing alarm over escalating violence.
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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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Afghanistan : Karzaï’s second chance
Hamid Karzaï has been reelected President of Afghanistan. The second round has been cancelled after Abdullah Adbuallah stepped down saying there was no way the vote could have been fair.
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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?
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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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