Karzai defends Afghanistan election as honest
Incumbent Hamid Karzai defended last month's Afghan presidential election as honest on Wednesday, a day after returns showed him on course to win in a single round but a UN-backed panel also ordered a partial recount over fraud.
President Hamid Karzai agreed to face a second round of voting in Afghanistan's disputed election yesterday after a UN-led fraud inquiry excluded enough of his votes to trigger a run-off.