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Afghan election goes to run-off

Afghan election goes to run-off

Afghanistan will hold a deciding round of its problem-hit presidential poll on 7 November, pitting Hamid Karzai against his rival Abdullah Abdullah.News of the run-off vote follows weeks of mounting international pressure.It comes a day after a UN-backed panel said it had clear evidence of fraud in August's first round, lowering Mr Karzai's vote share below 50%.Andrew North reports.

BBC | October 20, 2009Watch more videos from BBC

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