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Karzai Winds Up Election Campaign With Kabul Rally

October 06, 2004

Hamid Karzai (file photo)

Hamid Karzai (file photo)

6 October 2004 -- Afghan Transitional Administration Chairman Hamid Karzai said today that Afghanistan's presidential election on 9 October will decide the fate of the country "for centuries."

Karzai was speaking to a crowd of a few thousand people at Kabul's sports stadium. He said presidential elections will be held every five years, but the 9 October vote -- the country's first-ever democratic poll -- was very important.

Karzai is favored to win the election which pits him against 17 other candidates, most of them not well-known.

Campaigning for the election, which has been overshadowed by security concerns, ends today.

(AFP)

For more on the Afghan elections, see RFE/RL and Radio Free Afghanistan's dedicated webpage "Afghanistan Votes 2004-05."
 
 
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