"That is the whole intention, " said Hamid Abdul Ghafoor, a Maldivian Democratic Party spokesman.

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In 1909, young Turks deposed Sultan Abdul Hamid three days after a liberation army had taken Constantinople.

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Abdul Wali Karzai, younger brother of Afghan President Hamid Karzai and head of the provincial council, also said a large number of militants entered the district, and Afghan and NATO forces were preparing to come into the area.

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