In the Afghan election in the fall of 2009, Hamid Karzai
A) was defeated but seated as president with the help of the U.S. military.
B) won by default after his chief opposition withdrew.
C) won but had to go into hiding because of Taliban resistance.
D) was appointed by provincial governors after the election was marred by fraud and declared null by UN monitors.

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Karzai won by default after his chief opposition, Abdullah Abdullah, withdrew from the runoff election, citing concerns about election fraud.

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