US envoy confronts Afghan president over poll: FT

Richard Holbrooke, the US special envoy to Afghanistan and Pakistan, on Thursday met Hamid Karzai, the Afghan president, and “made very clear” the US position on elections that are attracting increasing allegations of ballot stuffing. Mr Karzai has a slimmer lead over his main rival, Abdullah Abdullah, than had been…

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