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Aug 26 2009, Ikramuddin Bahram

With the declaration of partial results of Presidential elections placing Hamid Karzai at the top while very closely followed by his main opponent the former foreign minister, Abdullah Abdullah, Afghans and afghan’s well-wishers sighed relief and...

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Singer Madonna, who directed the film, attends a Cinema Society and Dolce Gabbana hosted special screening of ‘Filth and Wisdom’ on Monday, Oct.13, 2008 in New York.