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World › Karzai promises reform -- but without specifics

Afghanistan's president welcomed his new term -- achieved after his main opponent withdrew from a runoff election -- by reaching out to opponents Tuesday and… ...full story at Japan Today

from Japan Today on Tue, Nov 03 2009

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