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Afghan President Claims Victory
R. Waxman 21/08/2009 12:03
Afghan President Hamid Karzai's campaign manager claimed that Karzai was victorious in the elections, after preliminary poll results were made public. "Initial results show that the president has got a majority," Deen Mohammad told Reuters, although he said it was the duty of the election commission to announce the official results. Neither the UN mission or the U.S. embassy in Kabul will acknowledge a winner in the election until the Independent Election Commission issues a report with the final election results. (Reuters)