President Hamid Karzai, who unveiled his re-election campaign platform Monday, said if he is victorious he will invite the Taliban and other militants to a grand tribal council on the condition they first stop fighting the government.
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Now he will face the challenge of applying his electionplatform to the challenges of governing one of Pakistan's most violent areas.
Clinton took the opportunity to criticize the Republicans' electionplatform and said he was working hard to ensure the current economic strength would continue.