KABUL (Reuters) - Afghan president Hamid Karzai rejected on Monday a demand from his rival in a presidential run-off to sack the country's top election official, setting the stage for a new confrontation.
Tension between Karzai and his challenger Abdullah Abdullah escalated when the ex-foreign minister demanded that the head of the Independent Election Commission (IEC) be sacked because he was biased towards the incumbent. Abdullah also wanted three cabinet ministers suspended until the election was completed.
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