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Drug dealers eyed in attack on Karzai running mate
In Badakhshan province a shooting targeting Ahmed Zia Massood, Karzai's running mate, killed one and wounded five as Afghanistan nears its landmark election. Officials say drug smugglers and warlords may back opposition to a strong central government amid mass militia demobilizations and NATO security patrols. The attack highlights challenges in dismantling poppy profits funding militias and politics.
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