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