Nov 1st, 2009 - BBC NEWS
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Efforts are under way to resolve confusion over whether the final round of Afghanistan's presidential election will go ahead next Saturday.
The planned run-off poll was thrown into doubt after opposition leader Abdullah Abdullah withdrew.
The only remaining candidate, incumbent President Hamid Karzai, has said the Afghan Independent Election Commission should decide the issue.
The US and UK say it is up to the Afghan authorities to find a solution.
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Pakistan leaders congratulate Afghan president on re-election
Nov 2nd, 2009 - XinHua
ISLAMABAD, Nov. 2 (Xinhua) -- Pakistani president and prime minister have congratulated Afghan President Hamid Karzai on his re-election, the Foreign Ministry of Pakistan said Monday.
Abdullah Pulls Out of Afghanistan's Runoff Election
Nov 1st, 2009 - VOA News
Afghan presidential candidate Abdullah Abdullah says he will not take part in the upcoming presidential runoff vote, however, he stopped short of calling for a boycott of the election.
Mr...Afghan challenger won't participate in runoff if his conditions aren't met
Oct 31st, 2009 - Los Angeles Times
Reporting from Kabul, Afghanistan - Former Foreign Minister Abdullah Abdullah will not participate in next week's presidential election runoff unless incumbent Hamid Karzai meets his demands for a credible vote...
Number of voting centers for Afghanistan presidential election will increase
Oct 29th, 2009 - Los Angeles Times
Reporting from Kabul, Afghanistan - Afghan election officials said today that they will increase the number of voting centers for next week's presidential runoff election, disregarding U.N...
Election workforce trimmed for Afghan runoff
Oct 22nd, 2009 - USA Today
KABUL — Afghan election regulators believe that less is more when it comes to preventing widespread fraud in the Nov. 7 presidential runoff.
The Independent Election...
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