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KUNDUZ

CITY (PAN): Participants of different public meetings in northern Kunduz province welcomed the reelection of Hamid Karzai as president for the next five years and asked him to provide jobs to the youth and women in government departments.

JALALABAD (PAN): Re-counting of the provincial council votes from 1,903 polling stations in the eastern Nangarhar province was started here on Sunday.

KABUL (PAN): The reelected president said foreign aid was the prime source of corruption in his war-battered country.

KABUL (PAN): Delivering a pointed warning to the Afghan government, the UN Special Representative in Kabul, Kai Eide said it must show enthusiasm in bringing administrative reforms and addressing corruption and the power of warlords.

WASHINGTON (PAN): The Obama Administration Tuesday indicated that it would push Hamid Karzai to act fast and decisively on tackling corruption and ensuring good governance.

KABUL (PAN): A verbal clash between parliamentarians led to postponement of the Wolesi Jirga session, which was discussing declaration of President Hamid Karzai as winner of the August 20 polls.

KABUL (PAN): Congratulating Hamid Karzai on his reelection as president of Afghanistan, his Indian counterpart Smt. Pratibha Devisingh Patil, hoped under the leadership of Karzai the rich and dynamic bilateral relationship between the two countries would further enhance.

WASHINGTON (PAN): The Obama Administration has vetted Hamid Karzai as the legitimate President of Afghanistan, but said he needs to prove his creditworthiness in his second term by acting tough against corruption and providing good governance.

KABUL (PAN): World leaders congratulated Hamid Karzai on his reelection as president of

Afghanistan and expressed hope for a better future of the war-ravaged country.

KABUL (PAN): A number of senators on Tuesday supported the decision of the Independent Election Commission (IEC) regarding Hamid Karzai's victory as president of the country for the second term.