New poll shows Karzai with big lead as Afghan presidential campaign begins

KABUL — Oversize posters of President Hamid Karzai blanketed the Afghan capital Tuesday as the two-month presidential campaign began. While Afghans on the street openly complained about Karzai’s rule, a new survey showed why he is likely to win a second term: His opponents have almost no support.

Campaign for Afghanistan presidential election begins, with Karzai the front-runner

KABUL — A two-month campaign season began Tuesday for presidential elections to decide who leads Afghanistan for the next five years, as the Taliban rebellion grows more violent and the U.S. sends in tens of thousands of troops to combat it.

Afghan presidential candidates prepare for crowded campaign to lead country

KABUL — President Hamid Karzai and 40 other candidates begin their official campaigns for Afghanistan’s top post Tuesday, an election that will decide who will lead the country through a spike in violence and a surge in U.S. troops to combat it.