Afghan elections delayed
17/03/2005 - 12:23:31The Afghan President, Hamid Karzai, has said parliamentary elections scheduled for May will now take place in September.
Speaking in Kabul after talks with the US Secretary of State, Condoleezza Rice, President Karzai blamed the delay on “technical matters”.
Ms Rice said in her opening statements that the poll would take place later in the year, apparently not aware that the date has yet to be made official.
She said it would show “the Afghan people's commitment to democracy”.
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