Afghans race to organize Karzai-Abdullah runoff

Wednesday, October 21, 2009

KABUL -- Facing Taliban threats and approaching winter snows, Afghan election officials must now scramble to organize a runoff presidential election Nov. 7 after a grim President Hamid Karzai bowed to intense U.S. pressure and acknowledged Tuesday that he fell short of a majority.

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