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Elections in Afghanistan

Advice to Karzai: Build Support To Bring Taliban Into Loya Jirga

Gerard Russell | Posted 11.30.2009 | World

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Military force alone cannot roll back the Taliban's influence in Afghanistan. Karzai has promised a 'Loya Jirga,' a consultative gathering to discuss how to include the Taliban in the political system. But is the Loya Jirga going to be enough?

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Afghanistan Elections Threatened By Intimidation, Violence: UN

Reuters | Peter Graff | Posted 09.10.2009 | World

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KABUL (Reuters) - Insurgent violence and threats have hurt preparation for Afghanistan's August 20 election and could prevent large numbers of terrifi...

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Afghanistan Elections Could Hinge On Provincial Poppy Production

The Washington Post | Pamela Constable | Posted 08.21.2009 | World

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FAIZABAD, Afghanistan -- The economic fortunes of Badakhshan province, a remote and wildly beautiful corner of far northeastern Afghanistan, have rise...

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