On the recordSeptember 1, 2009
The amount of fraud in these elections could easily delegitimize the Karzai government.
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Hamid Karzai
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transcripts.cnn.comHamid Karzai: “The amount of fraud in these elections could easily delegitimize the Karzai government.”
Editor's note · Context
David Gergen talks about the implications of election fraud on the legitimacy of the Afghan government led by Karzai.
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