Topic: Abdullah Abdullah

I told you so' is an unbecoming political posture, but NDP leader Jack Layton could certainly be forgiven such thoughts when the subject turns to...

Afghan opposition cautions US on Taliban talks

Afghanistan's main opposition leader is warning that talks with the Taliban could set back efforts on the ground and is telling the United States that the real problem is President Hamid Karzai.Abdullah Abdullah, who lost to Karzai in a 2009 ...

Karzai President

A day after the surprise drop-out of challenger Abdullah Abdullah from the Afghanistan elections, current President Hamid Karzai was announced...

Afghanistan Elections

On October 19 , 2009 an international commission investigating irregularities during the Afghanistan Elections reported that current president Karzai did not reach a majority during the first round, held on August 20 , 2009 . On October 20 , 2009 , Hamid Karzai announced the second round ...
The Afghan presidential candidate, Abdullah Abdullah, has recently announced his decision to pull out of the second round of Afghanistan?s presidential elections. The first round of the elections was dogged by ubiquitous corruption and vote rigging in the incumbent, Hamid Karzai ...

Graft and threats of violence cloud hopes for Afghan vote

KABUL (Reuters) - Taliban threats, shuttered polling centers and warnings of widespread fraud are clouding hopes for Afghanistan's September 18 parliamentary election, a key test of an already fragile democracy, observers have warned.With the poll less than two weeks away, the ...

Taliban vow to disrupt Afghanistan election

KABUL (Reuters) - Afghanistan's Taliban said on Sunday they would attempt to disrupt elections this month and warned Afghans to boycott the vote, the first explicit threat against the poll by the hardline Islamists.The threat came just a day after Afghan ...

Afghan opposition warns US against withdrawal

Afghanistan's most prominent opposition leader Wednesday warned the United States that an early troop withdrawal would prove "fatal" to his country, despite concerns about the government.Abdullah Abdullah, the main challenger to President Hamid Karzai in last year's election marred ...

Afghanistan's Abdullah backs US reform call

Former Afghan presidential challenger Abdullah Abdullah on Wednesday welcomed stepped-up US pressure on President Hamid Karzai to crackdown on corruption. These are the calls of the people of Afghanistan," Abdullah said on the BBC's HARDtalk programme. "First and foremost that's ...

Abdullah backs US reform call in Afghanistan

Former Afghan presidential challenger Abdullah Abdullah on Wednesday welcomed increased US pressure on President Hamid Karzai to end corruption and indicated that he may carve out a role in opposition. These are the calls of the people of Afghanistan," Abdullah said on ...