Karzai gets second term after only rival pulls out of run-off (Pic: Ahmad Massood/ AP)
Hamid Karzai will stay put in the Presidential Palace, after Afghanistan’s election commission canceled the second round of a presidential poll.
Karzai was declared the winner after his only rival Abdullah-Abdullah withdrew from the race.
The Independ [...]
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Abdullah Says Peace-Out To The Polls,...
Karzai gets second term after only rival pulls out of run-off (Pic: Ahmad Massood/ AP)
Hamid Karzai will stay put in the Presidential Palace, after Afghanistan’s election commission canceled the second round of a presidential poll.
Karzai was declared the winner after his only rival Abdullah-Abdullah withdrew from the race.
The Independ [...]
Afghan Elections: Oh Abdullah!
A few weeks from the Afghan presidential run-off, few people in the west know much about President Hamid Karzai’s opponent, Abdullah Abdullah. Since President Karzai is clearly an unworkable partner if we want to succeed in Afghanistan (at any level), it’s worth evaluating his rival. I was pleasantly surprised at what I discovered [...]
Afghanistan: Karzai Ready For Run-off
Despite post-fraud election totals pushing him below the 50% required to avoid a run-off, President Hamid Karzai wasn’t exactly in the mood to follow the law.
Since our Special Representative to Afghanistan and Pakistan, Richard Holbroke, apparently hasn’t talked to Karzai in weeks since they got into a shouting match, the task of [...]