Afghan Poll Crisis Subsides as Karzai Rivals Back Off
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The crisis surrounding Afghanistan's  historic presidential election appeared to end on Monday as  President Hamid Karzai's chief rival said he and other  candidates were withdrawing their rejection of the weekend  poll.
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Preliminary figures in the Afghan presidential election indicate interim leader Hamid Karzai has won the simple majority needed to avoid a run-off.
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The vote count in Afghanistan&#39;s presidential election has resumed with interim President Hamid Karzai far ahead of his rivals in early results.
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A breakthrough agreement in Afghanistan's disputed elections was reached when the main rival to President Hamid Karzai said he would accept the result after an independent inquiry into charges of fraud.
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KABUL, Afghanistan: Interim leader Hamid Karzai has moved far ahead of his rivals in early results from Afghanistan&#39;s first-ever presidential elections as ballot counting -- delayed over alleged irregularities -- has gathered speed.
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KABUL, Afghanistan - Chances for a conclusive result to Afghanistan's landmark election were on firmer ground Tuesday after President Hamid Karzai's main challenger backed away from a boycott, indicating he'd accept an independent commission to probe vote-fraud charges.    Although no ballots from Saturday's election have been counted yet, the U.S.-backed interim leader is the clear favorite to win...
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Yunus Qanooni, chief rival to incumbent Afghan leader Hamid Karzai, said he would accept the outcome of the country's presidential poll &quot;in the national interest&quot; despite his allegations of fraud.
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The President of Afghanistan, Hamid Karzai, has maintained his early lead in the country&#39;s elections with almost 5% of the votes counted.
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Hamid Karzai remained on course on Friday  to win Afghanistan's first direct presidential election, but  with a quarter of the vote still to be counted, rivals were  whittling down his lead to possibly force a run-off.
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Afghans turned out to vote in large numbers on Saturday, but Hamid Karzai and his rivals disputed the integrity of the vote.
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WASHINGTON -- Afghan President Hamid Karzai yesterday shrugged off complaints from Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf about his handling of a resurgent Taliban a day ahead of joint talks with Musharraf and President Bush.
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Afghan President Hamid Karzai maintained his lead over the main opposition candidate Yunus Qanooni in early results from the Oct. 9 presidential election, according to the election Web site.
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Afghan presidential candidate Yunus Qanooni adjusts his glasses during an interview in Kabul on Sunday, Oct.17. 2004. Hamid Karzai&#39;s closest rival in Afghanistan&#39;s landmark election refused to concede defeat
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KABUL, October 22 (Online): Yunus Qanooni, Hamid Karzai&#39;s chief rival in Afghanistan&#39;s presidential election, said he will accept the outcome, as Karzai swept the country&#39;s south and southeast en route to outright victory.
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KABUL, Afghanistan - Afghanistan's historic presidential election turned sour Saturday when all 15 candidates opposing U.S.-backed interim President Hamid Karzai withdrew in the middle of voting, charging the government and the United Nations with fraud and incompetence.    In the end, faulty ink - not Taliban bombs and bullets - threatened three years of painstaking progress toward democracy...
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KABUL, Afghanistan - The chief rival of interim President Hamid Karzai said he has evidence of organized fraud in Afghanistan's election and accused the U.N.-Afghan electoral commission on Monday of ignoring his complaints.    Karzai, Afghanistan's stopgap president since the fall of the Taliban in 2001, had captured 62.6 percent of the 1.04 million ballots counted by Monday - about 13 percent of the vote...
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With almost 70 percent of the vote counted in Afghanistan&#39;s presidential election, interim President Hamid Karzai appears to be holding on to his solid lead in the race.