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Workers of the Afghan Election Commission audit and recount ballots at the Independent Elections Commission (IEC) warehouse in Kabul on October 7, 2009 (AFP Photo / Shah Marai)

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“Legitimate Afghan government is unlikely in foreseeable future”

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Published 20 October, 2009, 23:10

The levels of corruption and mismanagement are so pervasive in the Afghan government that it will be difficult to create any sort of legitimacy, Malou Innocent of the Cato Institute on Afghanistan and Pakistan, told RT.

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