It is less than 1,000 meters (3,280 feet) from the presidential palace in downtown Kabul, known as the Arg, to the stadium near the Id Gah Mosque. It's a distance Afghan President Hamid Karzai is still willing to walk, during an election campaign in his own country.
"I pledge to ensure an unobstructed election," he boasted to a recent gathering of 15,000 supporters, and challenged them to "vote for peace and prosperity." He also inserted the usual appeal to the Taliban, urging them not to close themselves off from the peace process.
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