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Loya Jirga

Kabul, Afghanistan
June 13, 2002

Chairman Hamid Karzai surrounded by supporters after his victory in balloting at the Loya Jirga, or Grand Council. He won the most votes of the 1500-member council, and will be Afghanistan's president for up to two years.

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