The Washington Independent 3 weeks ago

Either Zalmay Khalilzad Is Messing With Christiane Amanpour or the Afghan Runoff Is Off

CNN is reporting that a “Western source close to the Afghan leadership” is saying talks for next week’s runoff election between Hamid Karzai and Abdullah Abdullah have broken down and over the weekend Abdullah will drop out. Full Article at The Washington Independent

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  4. NEW YORK - OCTOBER 1:  Honoree and recipient of the 'Champions Of The Millennium Goals' Shawn 'Jay-Z' Carter (L) and United States Ambassador to the United Nations Zalmay Khalilzad attend 2008 Global Leadership Awards gala at The Waldorf-Astoria Hotel October 1, 2008 in New York City.
  5. NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 26:  United States Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice (C) speaks as Zalmay Khalilzad, the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations (R) and U.S. deputy UN ambassador Alejandro Wolff (R) look on during a Security Council meeting on the situation in the Middle East during the 63rd...
  6. NEW YORK - AUGUST 11:  U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Zalmay Khalilzad speaks to the media outside of the United Nations Security Council August 11, 2008 in New York City.
  7. NEW YORK - JULY 11:  U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations Zalmay Khalilzad (R) and British Permanent Representative to the U.N. John Sawers vote during a meeting of the Security Council at the United Nations July 11, 2008 in New York City.
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