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An Afghan shopkeeper sits under a poster of Afghan President Hamid Karzai outside Kabul March 1, 2009.REUTERS/Ahmad Masood (AFGHANISTAN)
Monday, Mar. 02, 2009

Open quoteI will not participate in sham elections in April.Close quote

  • ASHRAF GHANI AHMADZAI,
  • Afghanistan's former Finance Minister and a presidential contender, accusing President Hamid Karzai of trying to "wrong-foot" his opponents by demanding that the presidential election be brought forward
Photo: Ahmad Masood / AP | Source: Reuters