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Afghans in DC Celebrate 90 Years of Independence

Joseph Freeman | Posted 09.20.2009 | Eyes & Ears

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Joseph Freeman

Citizens aren't usually forced to divide their attention between a groundbreaking election and nine decades of self-determination. But we are talking about Afghanistan here.

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Ashraf Ghani Is Afghanistan's Best Hope

Olivia Sterns | Posted 09.20.2009 | World

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Olivia Sterns

Though Dr. Ashraf Ghani is unlikely to win the popular vote for president of Afghanistan today, what he has brought to this campaign is a clear victory for the people of his country.

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Counting on Karzai: Can he continue as President of Afghanistan for Five More Years?

Patricia DeGennaro | Posted 09.17.2009 | World

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Patricia DeGennaro

I really don't support any of the candidates. Not because I don't like one or another, but because I am jaded enough to know their hands will basically be tied.

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Hamid Karzai, Ashraf Ghani In Secret Talks To Win Afghan Election, Prevent Iran-Style Protests

The Independent | Posted 09.07.2009 | World

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Jerome Starkey in Kabul | The Independent With less than two weeks to go until national elections, the Afghan President, Hamid Karzai, is trying to c...

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"Green Shoots" of Democracy in Afghanistan

Olivia Sterns | Posted 09.06.2009 | World

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Olivia Sterns

The forces of democracy are at work but they up against the violence of the insurgency and they are up against the state.

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Afghanistan: The Real Exit Strategy - Free and Fair Elections

Patricia DeGennaro | Posted 08.17.2009 | World

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Patricia DeGennaro

Karzai's approval rating has dropped 60% since he's taken office. Afghans are tired of the corruption and lack of leadership. They loath the warlords who, quite frankly, belong in the Hague not in his cabinet.

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Jeff Muskus

Carville Involvement In Afghan Race Complicates Situation For Clinton

HuffingtonPost.com | Jeff Muskus | Posted 08.14.2009 | Politics

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James Carville is now managing the campaign of Ashraf Ghani, a principal challenger to Afghan President Hamid Karzai in next month's election. Yes, t...

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Afghanistan's Karzai - Pretty Much Loathed but Pretty Much Re-elected

Virginia M. Moncrieff | Posted 08.06.2009 | World

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Virginia M. Moncrieff

Karzai has shown great political wile in the past year, sugaring up policies, revving up his campaign, maneuvering like a man possessed: he is determined to keep the presidency.

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James Carville Advising Ashraf Ghani, Afghanistan Presidential Candidate

Posted 08.06.2009 | World

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Afghanistan is set to hold its presidential election on August 20, and the leading challenger to President Hamid Karzai, a former finance minister and...

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Afghanistan Election: Woman Candidate Braves Retaliation With Presidential Run

Virginia M. Moncrieff | Posted 07.24.2009 | World

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Virginia M. Moncrieff

In a country where little girls are attacked for going to school, Shahla Atta has a very good chance of inspiring hatred and a notion of revenge. That's a high price to pay for standing in an election you have no chance of winning.

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Afghan Election: Presidential Candidates Prepare To Campaign

AP | AMIR SHAH | Posted 07.16.2009 | World

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KABUL — President Hamid Karzai and 40 other candidates begin their official campaigns for Afghanistan's top post Tuesday, an election that will ...

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Ali Ahmad Jalali: The Candidate Of Afghanistan's Educated Young

Virginia M. Moncrieff | Posted 04.02.2009 | World

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Virginia M. Moncrieff

President Karzai is stuck between a rock and a hard place. He is constitutionally obligated to leave his post by May 21, but the Afghan elections had ...

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Hamid Karzai Accused Of Brinkmanship Over Call For Early Election

Guardian.co.uk | Jon Boone in Kabul | Posted 04.01.2009 | World

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Opposition politicians in Afghanistan have accused the president, Hamid Karzai, of constitutional brinkmanship that threatens to turn Afghanistan into...

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Ashraf Ghani Is Poised To Be A Leading Contender For Afghanistan's Presidency

Virginia M. Moncrieff | Posted 03.28.2009 | World

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Virginia M. Moncrieff

With incumbent President Karzai looking as if he has involuntarily gone into "do not resuscitate" mode, it begs the question: who in their right mind would want to run Afghanistan?

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Crisis Looms Over Afghan Election

GlobalPost.com | Jean MacKenzie | Posted 03.07.2009 | World

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KABUL -- Hamid Karzai's days as president of Afghanistan appear to be numbered. But his behavior would indicate that somebody forgot to tell the man...

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Obama Ready To Cut Karzai Adrift

The Independent | Jerome Starkey and Kim Sengupta in Kabul | Posted 02.23.2009 | World

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Barack Obama's arrival in the White House and the wind of change sweeping through Washington could lead to the ousting from power of Hamid Karzai, Pre...

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