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Jirga Chooses Karzai Over Rassoul, President May Object:

According to reports, although the Jirga favored Karzai, his brother, President Hamid Karzai, urged the event's leaders to back Rassoul instead. Ref. Source 6

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Five militants killed in attack on Afghan election commission:

Five militants who attacked the election commission headquarters in Kabul with rocket propelled grenades and machine guns have been killed, ending a four-hour stand off. Ref. Source 4

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No majority in Afghani election

Former foreign minister Abdullah Abdullah leads the race to become Afghanistan's next president, according to the latest official tally of votes released on Sunday, but is short of an outright majority. Ref. Source 7

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Afghanistan presidential vote - Abdullah widens lead with 44%:

Former foreign minister Abdullah Abdullah's lead in the Afghan presidential race has widened, the latest official tally of votes released yesterday showed, although half of the votes have yet to be counted. Ref. Source 4

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Abdullah wins first round of Afghan elections:

Preliminary results of the Afghan presidential election have been announced, with candidate Abdullah Abdullah in the lead. But he hasn't won just yet. Ref. Source 9

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Abdullah wins key ally in Afghan presidential race:

Zalmay Rassoul, who finished third in April's first round with 11.5 percent of the vote, told journalists in Kabul he had endorsed Abdullah to strengthen national unity, and because the pair campaigned on similar platforms. Ref. Source 8

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Afghanistan's Ghani wins presidential vote: preliminary result:

Afghanistan's election officials declared on Monday that former World Bank economist Ashraf Ghani won last month's second round of a presidential election with 56.44 percent of the vote, according to preliminary results. Ref. Source 3

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Afghans to Work on Forming New Type of Government: Official:

In the long term, the Afghans will be working towards forming a new type of government altogether that offsets the strength of the president, as wielded by current president Hamid Karzai since he came to power, a senior administration official told reporters on a conference call Monday. Ref. Source 4