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Afghanistan election
Nov 3 2009, Ikramuddin Bahram

The election drama was put in suspense and the country was virtually engulfed in a rumor of constitutional deadlock when Abdullah Abdullah pulled out of the second round citing the non-fulfillment of his conditions for a transparent and fair second...

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