Second Round of Afghan Elections Scheduled

Second Round of Afghan Elections Scheduled

(Al Jazeera English: October 20, 2009) A fraud inquiry reduced incumbent President Hamid Karzai's share of the Afghan vote to below 50%, forcing a runoff with rival candidate Abdullah Abdullah. Can this second round be fair, and free of Taliban attacks? Also in this report, exclusive footage of clashes in Pakistan's south Waziristan, showing civilians being increasingly caught up in the fighting between the military and the Taliban.

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