U.S. Marines attached to Foxtrot Company, 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment fire mortars at enemy targets from Forward Operating Base Now Zad in the Helmand province of Afghanistan on Oct. 26, 2008. The Marines are assigned to a reinforced light infantry battalion. DoD photo by Lance Cpl. Chad J. Pulliam, U.S. Marine Corps. (Released)Afghan Presidential Poll Delayed For Poor Security
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KABUL, Afghanistan – Afghanistan's presidential elections will be delayed four months until Aug. 20 to allow extra international forces enough time to bolster security, the election commission said Thursday.
Lawmakers were expected to make provisions to avoid a power vacuum after President Hamid Karzai's five-year term officially expires May 22, said Azizullah Lodin, the head of the Independent Election Commission.
However, some legislators decried the delay as unconstitutional and warned of a crisis of power, saying there is no legal way to extend the president's term.
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