Peter Galbraith, the top American U.N. official in Afghanistan, was being recalled after a dispute over the handling of fraud allegations in the election.
U.s. Critic Of Karzai Is Fired From U.n. Mission
By NEIL MACFARQUHAR, New York Times
Wed, 09/30/2009 - 8:38am
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