Delay in Election - Instablogs
Delay in Election
Jan 30 2009, Ahmad Naveed

Afghanistan’s presidential elections, due this year, were delayed by several months today and serious concerns remain about whether the polls can be held even by the new date in August.

President Hamid Karzai’s term officially expires in May, but...

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