Afghan president Hamid Karzai addresses a press conference at the presidential palace in Kabul on August 24, 2013.  Afghan President Hamid Karzai called for next year's crucial election to be a US-style head-to-head contest between two candidates, and named three possible runners in the wide-open race.  AFP PHOTO/Massoud HOSSAINI        (Photo credit should read MASSOUD HOSSAINI/AFP via Getty Images)