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Article: Afghanistan's divided opposition boosts Karzai's election bid.(Hamid Karzai)(WORLD)
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- The Christian Science Monitor
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- May 5, 2009
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Byline: Anand Gopal Correspondent of The Christian Science Monitor
Kabul, Afghanistan -- Afghanistan's unpopular President Hamid Karzai just registered Monday for his reelection bid. But already, he looks poised to easily win the August polls, as leading contenders drop out of the race and others fail to form viable opposition tickets.
The shrinking pool of candidates highlights how fractured the opposition remains against a well-advantaged incumbent.
Earlier this week Gul Agha Sherzai, a provincial governor popular among some Pashtuns - Afghanistan's largest ethnic group - announced he would quit the race. Mr. Sherzai has also found favor in ...