Afghans Name Assembly Chief, Vote for President Next

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Afghans Name Assembly Chief, Vote for President Next

Afghanistan's Loya Jirga assembly chose a chairman on Thursday clearing the way for a vote for a president to lead one of the world's poorest countries after 23 years of war.

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Afghanistan's Loya Jirga assembly chose a chairman on Thursday clearing the way for a vote for a president to lead one of the world's poorest countries after 23 years of war.

Pro-interim government candidate Ismail Qasimyar was chosen as head of the Loya Jirga, said Sayed Mir Hassan Mehdavi, a delegate representing Kabul's journalists' union.

The choice of Loya Jirga chairman is not expected to have any impact on who becomes president -- interim government leader Hamid Karzai, the favorite of the United States, is widely expected to get the job.

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