US Envoy Gets Hot With Karzai Over Fraud

Source says Holbrooke meeting with Afghan prez was 'explosive,' 'dramatic bust-up'
By Will McCahill,  Newser Staff
Posted Aug 27, 2009 7:10 PM CDT
US Envoy Gets Hot With Karzai Over Fraud
Afghan President Hamid Karzai, right, speaks with US special envoy Richard Holbrooke in Kabul, July 25, 2009.   (AP Photo)

The top US envoy to Afghanistan held an “explosive” meeting with President Hamid Karzai last week, sources tell the BBC, with the “dramatic bust-up” focused on reports of election fraud. The meeting was held a day after the Aug. 20 election, before any results were released, but Richard Holbrooke pushed for a runoff to make the process appear more legitimate.
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