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tnr.com - 11/2/2009

Did Karzai Play Us?

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When John Kerry persuaded Hamid Karzai to agree to a run-off election, the New York Times correctly described this victory as "little more than a catastrophe averted." So how do you describe the situation as it exists now , with the run-off called off due to Abdullah Abdullah's ...

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news.bbc.co.uk - 11/1/2009

Karzai declared elected president

— news.bbc.co.uk — Afghan President Hamid Karzai meets UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon in Kabul on 2 November 2009... (more) Karzai declared elected president

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nytimes.com - 11/1/2009

Transparent Election Is Not Possible, Says Rival to Karzai

— nytimes.com — Transparent Election Is Not Possible, Says Rival to Karzai... (more) Transparent Election Is Not Possible, Says Rival to Karzai

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topics.nytimes.com - 10/28/2009

Ahmed Wali Karzai News - The New York Times

— topics.nytimes.com — Updated Oct. 27, 2009 Ahmed Wali Karzai is the younger bother of Hamid Karzai, the president of... Afghanistan. He is a prominent political figure in the southern region of the country and leads the provincial council of Kandahar Province, the governing ... (more) Ahmed Wali Karzai News - The New York Times

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George H. W. Bush

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Opinionator:  Afghan 'Fiasco'

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confused ?? Karzai play with who http://bit.ly/2vI68s 11/3/2009

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Afghan 'Fiasco'
Opinionator — ... so many bad actors on our payroll for so long? And then — just as Karzai is about to win another term — why “accidentally” leak compromising information about Karzai’s brother? The scrapping of this weekend’s vote and the confirmation of Karzai may speed a decision on troop levels by President Barack Obama. But the administration’s new Afghanistan strategy may also require working around — as well as working with — Karzai’s administration. At the New Republic, Jason Zengerle asks, “ Did Karzai play us? ” When John Kerry persuaded Hamid Karzai to agree to a run-off election, ...