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Rick Loomis The Los Angeles Times
"The Afghans: An infant democracy"
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A handful of aides stand at the ready while
Afghan President Hamid Karzai carries on a conversation with the governor
of Kandahar province in his private offices. Often derided as the
'Mayor of Kabul' instead of leader of the nation, Karzai struggles
to build a stable democracy on a foundation of war, corruption, foreign
interference and religious extremism. |
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