Karzai rejects claim deputy was involved in vote fraud


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  • Tuesday, 05 Aug 2014

Afghanistan's President Hamid Karzai addresses the media after Eid al-Fitr prayers to mark the end of Ramadan, at the presidential palace in Kabul July 28, 2014. REUTERS/Omar Sobhani

KABUL (Reuters) - Afghan President Hamid Karzai on Monday rejected allegations ???????????????that one of his deputies had orchestrated a fraud against a longtime rival in Afghanistan's recent presidential election.

On Sunday, campaign aides of Abdullah Abdullah, a former foreign minister and one of the candidates for president, released an audio recording they said was of Vice President Mohammad Karim Khalili encouraging vote-rigging in favour of Ashraf Ghani, the other contender.

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