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Afghans exasperated by five more years of Karzai
War-weary Afghans, who have endured years of violence and daily hardships imposed by corrupt government officials, expressed little hope that President Hamid Karzai's next five-year term will turn their lives around.
Karzai, in power since the Taliban were toppled in 2001, has vowed to tackle corruption and form an inclusive government that would represent Afghanistan's broad political spectrum.
But many Afghans were skeptical that he would deliver.
"Karzai won the first round through cheating, that's a victory for those who supported him, not all the people of Afghanistan," teacher Fatima Noori said Tuesday.
"We have so many other problems in daily life and the election is not our priority because we don't see any advantages," she said.