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. Abdullah Abdullah was the main opposition candidate but withdrew from the November 7th run-off canceling the electiions, handing Mr Karzai a second term. Abdullah spoke to the media today to say that Karzai's government lacks legitimacy because of the controversial election process that declared Mr. Karzai the winner by default. Getty Images logo Getty Images 1 month ago

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. Abdullah Abdullah was the main opposition candidate but withdrew from the November 7th run-off canceling the electiions, handing Mr Karzai a second term. Abdullah spoke to the media today to say that Karzai's government lacks legitimacy because of the controversial election process that declared Mr. Karzai the winner by default.

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  1. RNPS IMAGES OF THE YEAR 2009 - A man tending his wheat field in Jurm, in Afghanistan's Badakhshan province, stands near the shadow of a helicopter carrying officials of presidential candidate Abdullah Abdullah July 11, 2009. Picture taken July 11, 2009.
  2. RNPS IMAGES OF THE YEAR 2009 - Afghan presidential candidate Abdullah Abdullah sits on a carpet while interacting with the media at the end of an election rally in central Bamiyan province July 29, 2009. Afghanistan's presidential election will be held on August 20.
  3. RNPS IMAGES OF THE YEAR 2009 - A torn campaign poster for Afghan presidential candidate Abdullah Abdullah is seen on a wall in Herat November 2, 2009. Abdullah quit an election run-off on Sunday after accusing the government of not meeting his demand for a fair vote, leaving doubts over the legitimacy of the next government.
  4. Abdullah Abdullah, former Afghan Foreign Minister, during an interview with the AP at his house in Kabul, Afghanistan, Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2009. Abdullah spoke about the uncertainty in Afghanistan as Afghans wait to find out if the U.S. and other nations will send thousands more troops, if the newly elected Afghan President Hamid Karzai will fight corruption and how the U.N.'s decision to send hundreds of workers safely out of the country will impact humanitarian work.
  5. Abdullah Abdullah, former Afghan Foreign Minister, during an interview with the AP at his house in Kabul, Afghanistan, Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2009. Abdullah spoke about the uncertainty in Afghanistan as Afghans wait to find out if the U.S. and other nations will send thousands more troops, if the newly elected Afghan President Hamid Karzai will fight corruption and how the U.N.'s decision to send hundreds of workers safely out of the country will impact humanitarian work.
  6. An Afghan municipality worker cleans off election posters of the presidential and provincial council candidates in Kabul, Afghanistan, Monday, Nov. 16, 2009. Afghanistan's President Hamid Karzai's inauguration is set for Nov. 19. He won his presidential re-election campaign by default earlier this month, after his main challenger Abdullah Abdullah pulled out of a runoff vote.
  7. Afghan women walk by torn election posters of the presidential and provincial council candidates on the ground in Kabul, Afghanistan, Monday, Nov. 16, 2009. Afghanistan's President Hamid Karzai's inauguration is set for Nov. 19. He won his presidential re-election campaign by default earlier this month, after his main challenger Abdullah Abdullah pulled out of a runoff vote.
  8. An Afghan municipality worker cleans off election posters of the presidential and provincial council candidates in Kabul, Afghanistan, Monday, Nov. 16, 2009. Afghanistan's President Hamid Karzai's inauguration is set for Nov. 19. He won his presidential re-election campaign by default earlier this month, after his main challenger Abdullah Abdullah pulled out of a runoff vote.
  9. An Afghan municipality worker cleans off an election poster of a presidential candidate in Kabul, Afghanistan, Monday, Nov. 16, 2009. Afghanistan's President Hamid Karzai's inauguration is set for Nov. 19. He won his presidential re-election campaign by default earlier this month, after his main challenger Abdullah Abdullah pulled out of a runoff vote.
  10. KABUL, AFGHANISTAN - NOVEMBER 4: Former Presidential challenger Abdullah Abdullah speaks to the media during a press conference at his home on November 4, 2009 in Kabul, Afghanistan. Abdullah was the main opposition candidate but withdrew from the November 7th run-off, handing Mr Karzai a second term. Abdullah spoke to the media today to say that Karzai's government lacks legitimacy because of the controversial election process that declared Mr. Karzai the winner by default.
  11. KABUL, AFGHANISTAN - NOVEMBER 4: Former Presidential challenger Abdullah Abdullah speaks to the media during a press conference at his home on November 4, 2009 in Kabul, Afghanistan. Abdullah was the main opposition candidate but withdrew from the November 7th run-off, handing Mr Karzai a second term. Abdullah spoke to the media today to say that Karzai's government lacks legitimacy because of the controversial election process that declared Mr. Karzai the winner by default.
  12. An internally displaced Afghan boils water for tea in a 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.
  13. 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.
  14. An internally displaced Afghan laughs in a 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.
  15. 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.
  16. 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.

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