Topic: Ramazan Bashardost
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Is power in Afghanistan returning to ethnic fault lines?
Afghanistan was torn in the 1990s by civil war among ethnic-based warlords, but leaders now avoid directly appealing to ethnicity. Still, voting patterns in the Afghan election closely mirror the country's ethnic lines.
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Dostum's return to Afghanistan: a nod to 'warlord politics'
On eve of presidential vote, the ethnic Uzbek fighter, who's been in exile, rallied his base to support struggling President Hamid Karzai. Some say the move undermines a new, more democratic brand of politics.
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Helicopters, crowds, and cash as Afghan campaign heads into home stretch
Enthusaistic Afghans are greeting presidential candidates on the campaign trial, but that doesn't necessarily mean they're winning over supporters.
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