Abdullah Abdullah

In Afghanistan, Between Plague and Cholera, There's Dr. Abdullah

Bernard-Henri Lévy | Posted 05.13.2012

Read More: War in Afghanistan, Afghanistan, Afghanistan War, Hamid Karzai, Abdullah Abdullah, Karzai, Afghanistan Government, Afghan President Karzai, Afghanistan Election, Taliban, World News
Bernard-Henri Lévy

Admit that Afghanistan cannot be reduced to a desperate confrontation between the Taliban and Karzai's regime. The democratic opposition to both of them -- Abdullah Abdullah -- who, during the blatantly fraudulent elections of 2009, managed nonetheless to garner over 30% of the ballots cast.

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Kamikaze Karzai

Amb. Marc Ginsberg | Posted 05.25.2011

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Amb. Marc Ginsberg

Hamid Karzai is alienating the very international community on which he is so dependent. To push the historical analogies to the extreme, Karzai seems to be fiddling while Kabul is burning.

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After the Afghan Summit: Five Key Things To Know About Obama's Problematic Plans

William Bradley | Posted 05.25.2011

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William Bradley

The bottom line in Afghanistan is that clearly, some major elements of the Obama strategy are not adding up. And some things that are working may simply be unsustainable.

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Call a Jirga Not a Runoff in Afghanistan

Patricia DeGennaro | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Abdullah Abdullah, Loya Jirga, Afghan President Karzai, Afghanistan, Afghan Election 2009, US Foreign Policy, Barack Obama Afghanistan, Obama Afghanistan Troop Increase, Afghanistan War, Afghan Election, Afghan Election Fraud, World News
Patricia DeGennaro

If the U.S. and international community are serious about this intervention and having any kind of political success (and less war) in Afghanistan, it should call a Loya Jirga, or a "grand assembly".

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Afghanistan: Runoff Necessary, Says Election Commission

AP | HEIDI VOGT | Posted 05.25.2011

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KABUL — Facing Taliban threats and approaching winter snows, Afghan election officials must now scramble to organize a runoff presidential elect...

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White House Giving Karzai Six Months To Shape Up

New York Times | David E. Sanger | Posted 05.25.2011

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With the White House's reluctant embrace on Sunday of Hamid Karzai as the winner of Afghanistan's suddenly moot presidential runoff, President Obama n...

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Abdullah Will Quit Afghan Election, Officials Say

AP | HEIDI VOGT and ROBERT H. REID | Posted 05.25.2011

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KABUL — President Hamid Karzai's challenger plans to call for a boycott of next weekend's runoff election in an attempt to force the vote's post...

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Afghanistan, Again: The Thicket Obama's Not Getting Out Of

William Bradley | Posted 05.25.2011

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William Bradley

We can't afford to build a nation in Afghanistan. We have one reasonable goal there, and everything else, no matter how seemingly noble it may or may not be, is a luxury.

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Karzai Rules Out Afghan Power Share Before Afghan Election Runoff

Washington Post | Joshua Partlow and Pamela Constable | Posted 05.25.2011

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President Hamid Karzai's team shifted aggressively into campaign mode Saturday and ruled out any possibility of a power-sharing deal with challenger A...

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Abdullah Abdullah, Karzai Rival, Accepts Runoff Election

AP | HEIDI VOGT and ROBERT H. REID | Posted 05.25.2011

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KABUL — Afghan authorities plan to close thousands of polling stations and hire new poll workers to discourage the fraud that tarnished the Augu...

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John Kerry On Afghanistan: Sending More Troops Is "Irresponsible" Until Afghan Election Is Settled

Reuters | Posted 05.25.2011

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In an interview with CNN's "State of the Union," Kerry, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, said the United States should not proceed ...

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My Exclusive Interview with Ken Guest -- Journalist/Analyst on Afghanistan (Part 2)

Kathleen Wells, J.D. | Posted 05.25.2011

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Kathleen Wells, J.D.

The path out of the Afghan quagmire lies in making the Afghan tribes the cutting blade of the strategy, not the US forces or the Afghan National Army.

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Abdullah Withdraws From Afghan Election

BBC NEWS | Posted 05.25.2011

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President Hamid Karzai's rival in the second round of the Afghan presidential election has announced that he is withdrawing from the poll....

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Weekly Foreign Affairs Roundup

Christopher Herbert and Victoria Kataoka | Posted 05.25.2011

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Christopher Herbert and Victoria Kataoka

This Week's Top Stories in Foreign Affairs: Iran Rejects Uranium Transfer Deal SI Analysis: In a show of shrewd and bizarre diplomacy, Iran says tha...

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President Obama Likely to Announce Afghan Decision Between Nov. 7 and 11

ABC News | Posted 05.25.2011

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Sources tell ABC News that as of now President Obama will likely announce his decision about a new strategy in Afghanistan at some point between the A...

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Uncle Sam in Afghanistan: Good Help Is Hard to Find

Norman Solomon | Posted 05.25.2011

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Norman Solomon

Unless the best and brightest who oversee Afghan war policy can rig up a coalition with the top two contestants, a runoff between Karzai and his rival Abdullah Abdullah will happen November 7.

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Karzai Appears Set To Agree To Runoff In Afghan Election

New York Times | SABRINA TAVERNISE and HELENE COOPER | Posted 05.25.2011

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KABUL, Afghanistan -- Under heavy international pressure, President Hamid Karzai appears set to concede as early as Tuesday that he fell short of a fi...

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Peter Galbraith On The Record: Diplomat Explains Afghanistan Exit

Sphere News | Posted 05.25.2011

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On Thursday, the New York Times ran what it represented as a scoop: that I had plotted to oust Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai in September. In fac...

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Nick Horne, Resigning UN Officer: We Must Force Political Change In Afghanistan, Or Fail

Times Online | Nick Horne | Posted 05.25.2011

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Two days ago, I left the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan because, as I stated in my resignation letter, "I have believed for some time that the m...

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Obama Seeking Options To Send Fewer Troops To Afghanistan

washingtonpost.com | Anne E. Kornblut and Greg Jaffe | Posted 05.25.2011

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President Obama has asked the Pentagon's top generals to provide him with more options for troop levels in Afghanistan, two U.S. officials said late F...

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Afghan Police: 7 Killed In Attack On UN In Kabul

AP | ROBERT H. REID and HEIDI VOGT | Posted 05.25.2011

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KABUL — Terrified U.N. workers scrambled over the roof or leaped from windows to escape choking smoke and gunfire after being awakened at dawn W...

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It's a Runoff, Now What? Parsing the Impacts of the Presidential Rematch in Afghanistan

Vikrum Aiyer | Posted 05.25.2011

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Vikrum Aiyer

A coalition government in Afghanstan, while supposedly offering the best of both worlds, tacitly condones an illegitimate election and would require America to broker power among competing personalities.

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Afghan Presidential Election Outcome Won't Be Known Until the Very Last Fake Vote Is Cast

Ben Berkon | Posted 05.25.2011

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Ben Berkon

In international election news, the Afghan presidential election is heating up, and won't be decided until the very last fake vote is cast.

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Kai Eide: UN Official Defends Afghanistan Election Despite Widespread Fraud

Los Angeles Times | Laura King | Posted 05.25.2011

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Days before the outcome of Afghanistan's contentious presidential vote was expected to be announced, the head of the United Nations mission in the cou...

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Taliban Claims That Canceled Afghan Election Proves Its Success

AP | ROBERT H. REID and KATHY GANNON | Posted 05.25.2011

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KABUL — President Hamid Karzai promised to stamp out corruption. The image suggested otherwise. Standing at Karzai's side on Tuesday were his tw...

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