Hamid Karzai's campaign claims victory in Afghan vote

The head of Afghan President Hamid Karzai's re-election campaign said today the incumbent was decisively leading the count and there would be no need for a second round run-off. Full coverage

The head of Afghan President Hamid Karzai's re-election campaign said on Friday the incumbent was decisively leading the count and there would be no need for a second round run-off.

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"From what we have obtained so far, we can claim that there is no need for a run-off and we can claim that we're in the lead," campaign chief Din Mohammmad said.

"We have got this figure from our observers at the (voting) sites," he added.