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Afghan President Will Not Seek Third Term

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Source: Agence France-Presse

President Hamid Karzai, who has been the only leader in Afghanistan since the 2001 US-led invasion brought down the Taliban, will not seek a third term in office, his palace said Thursday.

"The constitution of Afghanistan does not allow anyone to run for the presidency for more than two terms," the statement quoted Karzai as telling a group of parliamentarians.

He "will not try to run for the presidency for the third time", it added.

Karzai was sworn in as interim leader of Afghanistan in December 2001, shortly after the US-led invasion toppled the Taliban.

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