Reaction to Afghan election results
Anchor Katy Clark speaks with Sarah Chayes about new preliminary results showing incumbent president Hamid Karzai as winner of last month’s presidential election. Chayes is an adviser to the international forces, ISAF in Afghanistan and head of a non-profit organization for women in Kandahar.
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