‘Furious’ Karzai and Holbrooke row over election fraud fears: report

Hamid Karzai flew into a rage when the US envoy to Afghanistan and Pakistan raised concerns over alleged election fraud at a meeting in Kabul. Details have emerged of an angry exchange between the country’s president and Richard Holbrooke when they met the day after last week’s election. Mr Holbrooke…

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