Afghanistan – Karzai says wants “better” Afghan election run-off (Reuters via Yahoo! Philippines News)
Karzai says wants “better” Afghan election run-off (Reuters via Yahoo! Philippines News)
By Maria Golovnina
Karzai says wants “better” Afghan election run-off (Reuters via Yahoo!7 News)
KABUL (Reuters) – Afghanistan’s Hamid Karzai said he wants a better and cleaner presidential election run-off in November to bring stability at a time when Taliban violence is at its worst in eight years of war.
UN details ‘devastating’ impact of Afghan opium (Borneo Bulletin)
VIENNA (AFP) – Afghan opium is unleashing a “devastating” impact across the world, according to a new UN report, funding the Taleban and other terror groups and killing thousands in consumer countries.
Karzai wants “better” Afghan vote, vows ‘inclusivity’ (AlertNet)
Source: Reuters (For more on Afghanistan, click on [ID:nAFPAK]) * Afghanistan prepares for Nov. 7 second round * Karzai says accepted run-off the sake of stability * Campaigning expected to kick off on Saturday …
Jamal Dajani: Afghanistan: Fraud, Opium, and Taliban (The Huffington Post)
If someone is caught cheating in the Olympics or another sporting event, the athlete is immediately disqualified, and it is seen as a disgrace. In…
Troop answer may come post-Afghan vote (Politico via Yahoo! News)
President Barack Obama hinted Wednesday that his administration might refrain from announcing a new plan for the Afghan war effort until Afghanistan’s presidential runoff election is complete, even as one influential Democrat urged him to wait until after the election campaign before making any firm strategic decisions.
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