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Globe and MailKabul - Afghan President Hamid Karzai kept silent on Sunday about a deal to end a political crisis by inaugurating parliament on Wednesday, as lawmakers worried he would cling to a special election court they consider illegal.
Mr. Karzai on Saturday abandoned a decision to delay the opening of the assembly by a month, bowing to heavy international and domestic pressure after lawmakers threatened to convene the assembly with or without him on the scheduled date, Jan. 23.
The standoff threw the government into chaos at a time when insurgent violence is at its worst since the 2001 overthrow of the Taliban government by U.S-backed forces.
MPs said Mr. Karzai offered after marathon talks on Saturday to open parliament just three days later than scheduled, and hinted he may consider abolishing the court that triggered the turmoil.
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