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		<description>[...] Spencer Ackerman, Washington Independent: &#8220;Additionally, perceived illegitimacy in the election could exacerbate sectarian tensions in Afghanistan. While Karzai is a Pashtun, much of his government is run by members of other ethnic groups, feeding into the Taliban&#8217;s message that the government disenfranchises Afghanistan&#8217;s largest ethnic group. &#8216;If election is considered &#8220;stolen,&#8221; which will only happen in the case of a Karzai win since it is his backers who have the means (government positions) to steal on a meaningful national level, there will be trouble with other ethnic groups, primarily Tajiks as Hazaras and Uzbeks will split votes,&#8217; Neumann said in an email. &#8216;If Abdullah wins in way where Pushtuns feel &#8220;we was cheated&#8221; it will be a help to Taliban recruitment and make locals in the most difficult provinces, especially Helmand, Kandahar etc. harder to bring into support of the government. Probably not a similar problem for Asraf Ghani as he is a Pushtun.&#8217; [...]</description>
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