Holbrooke-Karzai meeting: "explosive"

BBC, here

" ... Mr Holbrooke is said to have twice raised the idea of holding a second round run-off because of concerns about the voting process. He is believed to have complained about the use of fraud and ballot stuffing by some members of the president's campaign team, as well as other candidates.

Mr Karzai reacted very angrily and the meeting ended shortly afterwards, the sources said.

.... a spokeswoman for the US embassy in Kabul denied there had been any shouting or that Mr Holbrooke had stormed out. .....A spokesman for the presidential palace denied the account of the conversation..."

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