Anderson Cooper 360 Blog logo Anderson Cooper 360 Blog 3 weeks ago

Evening Buzz: Afghan Election Mess

Afghan President Hamid Karzai has agreed to a runoff election for his seat next week, but it may not happen. Democracy is rough going in Afghanistan. Full Article at Anderson Cooper 360 Blog

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  1. Abdullah Abdullah
  2. John Kerry
  3. Hamid Karzai

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Related Quotes

  1. President Obama should invite Karzai to Camp David for a couple of days. Karzai likes to walk, so walk with him. He needs to feel we’re not out to get him.
    – Ronald E. Neumann SOURCE: Boston Herald 3 weeks ago
  2. We see that happen in our own country where, for whatever combination of reasons, one of the candidates decides not to go forward. I don't think it has anything to do with the legitimacy of the election
    Hillary Rodham Clinton – Hillary Rodham Clinton SOURCE: Spero News 3 weeks ago
  3. that are very helpful to us. And we need to look hard at the balance of how we can best manage Kandahar. I am confident that is a conversation that is going to be engaged in very, very soon with the president ... And it ought to be done at that level.
    John Kerry – John Kerry SOURCE: Boston Herald 3 weeks ago
  4. Boycotting the election has not yet been an issue in our campaign
    SOURCE: Spero News 3 weeks ago
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  1. An internally displaced Afghan looks on in a refugee camp in Kabul on November 4, 2009. Former presidential challenger Abdullah Abdullah said Hamid Karzai's re-election as Afghan leader was illegal, accusing his rival of lacking a mandate to deliver on pledges of unity and reform.
  2. KABUL, AFGHANISTAN - NOVEMBER 4: Former Presidential challenger Abdullah Abdullah speaks to the media during a press conference inside his Kabul home November 4, 2009 in Kabul, Afghanistan.
  3. Afghan men waiting to get a ride out of the city queue next to a giant poster of Afghanistan's President Hamid Karzai in Kabul, Afghanistan, Sunday, Nov. 22, 2009.
  4. KABUL, AFGHANISTAN - NOVEMBER 19: U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton (R) speaks during a press conference as U.S. General Stanley McChrystal, head of the U.S. and NATO forces in Afghanistan, stands nearby, at the U.S. embassy on November 19, 2009 in Kabul, Afghanistan.
  5. KABUL, AFGHANISTAN - NOVEMBER 18: Afghan President Hamid Karzai (L) shakes hands with Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari at the presidential palace on November 18, 2009 in Kabul, Afghanistan. Zardari arrived in Afghanistan to attend Thursday's inauguration of Afghan President Hamid Karzai.
  6. KABUL, AFGHANISTAN - NOVEMBER 3: Afghan President Hamid Karzai addresses a press conference at the Presidential Palace on November 3, 2009 in Kabul, Afghanistan. Re-elected Karzai promised his new government would stop corruption and engage with Taliban insurgents.
  7. WASHINGTON - NOVEMBER 2: In this handout provided by the White House, U.S. President Barack Obama talks President Barack Obama talks with President Hamid Karzai of Afghanistan during a phone call from the Oval Office on November 2, 2009 in Washington, DC.
  8. MAIMAI, AFGHANISTAN - NOVEMBER 1: Afghan villagers stand outside a helicopter watching as election materials are unloaded on November 1, 2009 in the remote village of Maimai in Badakdshan province, Afghanistan.
  9. KABUL, AFGHANISTAN - OCTOBER 31: Afghan policemen search a vehicle at a checkpoint on October31, 2009 in Kabul, Afghanistan.

Cast of Characters

  1. Abdullah Abdullah
  2. Hamid Karzai Hamid Karzai
  3. John Kerry John Kerry
  4. Barack Obama Barack Obama
  5. Taliban Taliban
  6. Ahmed Wali Karzai