Afghan president sworn in to second 5-year term (AP)

Afghan president's political rival accepts run-off (AP)
AP - President Hamid Karzai's chief political rival agreed Wednesday to stand in the Nov. 7 run-off election, setting the stage for a high-stakes showdown in the face of Taliban threats and...

Obama cites higher hope for Afghanistan democracy (AP)
AP - President Barack Obama on Tuesday applauded Afghan President Hamid Karzai for accepting election fraud findings that invalidated nearly a third of the votes cast for him in August.

Obama cites higher hope for Afghan democracy (AP)
AP - President Barack Obama on Tuesday applauded Afghan President Hamid Karzai for accepting election fraud findings that invalidated nearly a third of the votes cast for him in August.

AP source: Karzai expected to accept he fell short (AP)
AP - U.S. officials expect Afghan President Hamid Karzai to concede on Tuesday that he fell short of the 50 percent vote share in August's election that he needed to win outright, but it was...

Nearly a third of Afghan president's votes voided (AP)
AP - U.N.-backed fraud investigators on Monday threw out nearly a third of President Hamid Karzai's ballots from Afghanistan's disputed August election, setting the stage for a runoff.