ANALYSIS - Karzai seen winning Afghan poll, but at what price - (Reuters)

One by one, the ethnic chieftains whose militia armies dominated the country during decades of war, have lined up to pledge their support for the incumbent, President Hamid Karzai.

But many Afghans and foreign diplomats worry that backroom deals made to secure Karzai's re-election could restore old guerrilla bosses to positions of patronage and power and set back efforts to improve how the country is run.
ANALYSIS - Karzai seen winning Afghan poll, but at what price ... (Reuters)
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