Hamid Karzai rivals promise to turn poll into ‘referendum on the warlords - Time

“The President has declared war on the people by forming an administration that is the embodiment of ‘corruption incorporate’,” Ashraf Ghani, a leading opposition candidate and former finance minister, told The Times.

Dr Ghani said that he had “opted for a different way” and would turn the election on August 20 into a debate on the future of the country.
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