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Afghanistan's defense minister says the country's interim government is the best choice to lead the nation for two more years. Mohammed Qasim Fahim told reporters in Kabul Saturday, interim leader Hamid Karzai and the rest of the current cabinet would ensure peace and stability. He described Mr. Karzai's government as moderate and capable of maintaining a balance among Afghanistan's feuding ethnic tribes. Mr. Fahim says he will ask a grand council of tribal leaders to retain the current administration when it meets Monday to select a two-year transitional government for the country. However, many Pashtuns - Afghanistan's largest ethnic...