Afghanistan to Hold Runoff Presidential Election Listen Download Embed Share Share this on Facebook (Opens in a new window) Share this on Twitter (Opens in a new window) Share this via Email President Hamid Karzai (R) speaks to U.S. Senator John Kerry (L) during a joint news conference on October 20, 2009 announcing that there will be a run-off election on November 7th. ( Paula Bronstein /Getty Images ) Produced by BBC, PRI and WNYC