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- ↑ "Weekly Electoral: For period 11–17 August 2009" (PDF). United Nations Electoral Assistance Team. 2009-08-17. Retrieved 2010-06-10.
This week Abdul Qader Imami Ghori announced his withdrawal and urged his supporters to vote for Sayed Jalal Karim.
[ permanent dead link ] - ↑ "Preliminary Result of Afghanistan Presidential Contest". Sabawoon online. 2009-08-20. Archived from the original on 2009-08-03.