Afghanistan to Delay Landmark Elections Until September

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Afghanistan to Delay Landmark Elections Until September to Allow United Nations Role, President Says
03-28-2004 12:04 AM

KABUL, Afghanistan -- Afghanistan's landmark national elections, which were scheduled for June, will be delayed until September, President Hamid Karzai said Sunday.

Karzai said the delay was needed to allow the United Nations to hold both presidential and parliamentary elections at the same time.

"We are ready to manage both elections, for the parliament and presidency, in September," Karzai said at a news conference at his palace in the Afghan capital.

Officials had warned repeatedly that the country's first post-Taliban elections might be delayed because of logistical problems and security fears.

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[Snazzy]

1. Which will then slip past November

There will be not even a real semblance of an independent Afghanistan or Iraq by our elections, despite planning by Bushco to avoid exactly that.

So says this Carnac.

Oh, Kick!

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2. Amazing how I was going to post almost the same thing but I thought

the election would take place so aWol could try to make political gain out of it.