Afghan run-off would have been better: KarzaiPresident Hamid Karzai Hamid Karzai (Persian and Pashto: حامد کرزي) (b. December 24, 1957) is the current President of Afghanistan, since December 7, 2004. He became the dominant political figure after the removal of the Taliban regime. said Tuesday it would have been better for Afghanistan to have had a run-off election and bemoaned his only challenger's withdrawal, after organisers declared him the winner. "We were hoping, and it would have been better for our country, for the democratic process and for us, if our brother Dr Abdullah had participated in the second round and the second round had taken place," Karzai said. "That was what we wanted," he told a press conference. Karzai was declared winner of the election by the country's electoral commission Electoral Commission (1877) Commission created to resolve the disputed 1876 presidential election between Republican Rutherford B. Hayes and Democrat Samuel Tilden. Tilden had won the popular vote and was only one electoral vote short of victory, but the Republicans on Monday in the light of former foreign minister Abdullah Abdullah's withdrawal from a run-off scheduled for November 7. In further developments Karzai vowed to "eradicate Eradicate To completely do away with something, eliminate it, end its existence. Mentioned in: Smallpox the stain Stain (microbiology) Any colored, organic compound, usually called dye, used to stain tissues, cells, cell components, or cell contents. The dye may be natural or synthetic. The object stained is called the substrate. " of corruption in his country. "Afghanistan has been defamed by corruption. Our government has been defamed by corruption," Karzai told a press conference. He spoke just hours after US President Barack Obama said he had told Karzai to step up efforts "to eradicate corruption" and called for a "new chapter" in cooperation between their countries. Related article: US urges Karzai on corruption Speaking after he secured a new five-year term in office Karzai also offered an olive branch olive branch symbol of peace and serenity. [Gk. and Rom. Myth.: Brewer Handbook; O.T.: Genesis, 8:11] See : Peace to his Taliban "brothers" who are staging a major insurgency in·sur·gen·cy n. pl. in·sur·gen·cies 1. The quality or circumstance of being rebellious. 2. An instance of rebellion; an insurgence. insurgency, insurgence 1. in Afghanistan, and urged them to come home. 
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