Afghan election fiasco as Karzai rivals pull out over fraud claims
Remember how Bush touted Blair as a coalition partner? Britain announces a troop pull out. Remember how Bush said, in the first debate, "He forgot Poland" and then the next day Poland announces a troop pull out at the end of next year? Remember how Bush bragged that Afghanistan was having free elections and Iraq soon will?
Telegraph | News | Afghan election fiasco as Karzai rivals pull out over fraud claims: "Afghan election fiasco as Karzai rivals pull out over fraud claims
By Colin Freeman in Kabul
(Filed: 10/10/2004)
Afghanistan's first democratic presidential election was plunged into chaos yesterday after all 15 remaining candidates challenging President Hamid Karzai pulled out, claiming that measures to prevent fraud had failed. Two other candidates had dropped out earlier in the week."
Telegraph | News | Afghan election fiasco as Karzai rivals pull out over fraud claims: "Afghan election fiasco as Karzai rivals pull out over fraud claims
By Colin Freeman in Kabul
(Filed: 10/10/2004)
Afghanistan's first democratic presidential election was plunged into chaos yesterday after all 15 remaining candidates challenging President Hamid Karzai pulled out, claiming that measures to prevent fraud had failed. Two other candidates had dropped out earlier in the week."
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