Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai will face a run-off on Nov. 7 in the disputed Presidential election after a fraud investigation dropped his votes below 50 per cent, the minimum needed for a victory, over his main contender former Foreign Minister Abdullah Abdullah. After showing some reluctance to accept the findings of the UN- backed Electoral Complaints Commission (ECC), Karzai, under pressure from the US, announced on Oct. 20 at a Press conference with US Senator John Kerry his acceptan ...
