Afghan Election Results in Question
(Al Jazeera English: September 16, 2009) Results from Afghanistan's presidential elections are in question according to European Union observers, potentially leading to a runoff between incumbent President Hamid Karzai and his nearest rival, Abdullah Abdullah. Also covered: Palestinian female prisoners claim mistreatment at the hand of the Israeli military and police; an update on politics in Lebanon; the reopening of schools in Pakistan's troubled Swat Valley; and the poverty in the Central African Republic, despite the landlocked nation's wealth of uranium and diamonds.
(Al Jazeera English: September 16, 2009) Results from Afghanistan's presidential elections are in question according to European Union observers, potentially leading to a runoff between incumbent President Hamid Karzai and his nearest rival, Abdullah Abdullah. Also covered: Palestinian female prisoners claim mistreatment at the hand of the Israeli military and police; an update on politics in Lebanon; the reopening of schools in Pakistan's troubled Swat Valley; and the poverty in the Central African Republic, despite the landlocked nation's wealth of uranium and diamonds.
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Afghan Election Results in Question
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