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| Afghanistan |
| Karzai Vows Inclusive Government |
| 2009-11-04 |
| [Quqnoos] Afghan President Hamid Karzai pledged to form an inclusive government after he was declared the elected president. Speaking in a news conference on Tuesday in Kabul, President Karzai said he would try his best to tackle corruption from his next government. "Afghanistan has been tarnished by administrative corruption and I will launch a campaign to clean the government of corruption," President Karzai said. Earlier, US president Barack Obama called on Karzai to focus on tacking the corruption. President Karzai also called on Taliban to "embrace their land," as the militants' insurgency reached its fiercest moment. Taliban in a statement called Karzai a "Puppet President" saying that the final decision has been made in Washington and London. Regarding the second round of the election the president said "It would have been better for our country, if our brother Dr Abdullah had participated". President Karzai was declared the elected president after the withdrawal of Abdullah Abdullah, the sole Karzai's challenger. Karzai's sitting for the second termed raised questions about his legitimacy as his tally votes were below 50%, the level needed for outright victory according to the Afghan election law. |
| Posted by:Fred |