Karzai counts on tribal allegiance

Aljazeera by Zeina Khodr | Aug. 17, 2009 (News Report)

(Video) Hamid Karzai, Afghanistan's president, is relying on ethnic affiliations to win in the country's upcoming elections.

The support of Afghanistan's ethnic Pashtun population, to which Karzai belongs, is crucial as they constitute the majority of the country's 15 million eligible voters.

Al Jazeera's Zeina Khodr reports from Kandahar on the tribal elders who hold sway over Afghanistan's Pashtun heartland. Full Story »

Taliban threats loom over Afghanistan’s upcoming election

Worldfocus by Martin Savage, Alex Their | Aug. 17, 2009 (Interview)

On Thursday, Afghanistan will have its second ever democratic presidential election but the legitimacy is being threatened by an outside challenger: The Taliban. For weeks the ...

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Embedded in America's Afghan war

Channel 4 by Nick Paton Walsh | Aug. 17, 2009 (Special Report)

It is one of America's most besieged bases, stuck in a ruthless valley near the Pakistani border. It is hit every two to three days. They want to leave, but they cannot ...

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Afghan Road Project Shows Bumps in Drive for Stability

Wall Street Journal by Peter Wonacott | Aug. 17, 2009 (Special Report)

The highway has become a litmus test of President Hamid Karzai's ability to govern the country. The final links of the $2.5 billion project -- or roughly 10% of the total ...

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