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President Hamid Karzai’s re-election on 2 November 2009, following widespread fraud in the 20 August presidential and provincial polls, has delivered a critical blow to his government’s legitimacy. Full Article at Crisis Group
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President Hamid Karzai's re-election on 2 November 2009, following widespread fraud in the 20 August presidential and provincial polls, has delivered a critical blow to his government's legitimacy. Full Article at Relief Web
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Abdullah Abdullah, former Afghan Foreign Minister, during an interview with the AP at his house in Kabul, Afghanistan, Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2009. View Photo »
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His record and policies I consider as the basic and fundamental reason for the failures of the international community and Afghanistan together ... So for me it's those agendas for change which are important rather than my having posts in the cabinet, that has never been my agenda.
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Afghan President Hamid Karzai, who was officially sworn in last Thursday for another term of office, said in his inaugural address: "We are determined that by the next five years, the Afghan forces are capable of taking the lead in ensuring security... Full Article at The Post Chronicle
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KABUL -- Taking the oath of office in a solemn ceremony in his locked-down capital yesterday, President Hamid Karzai set an implicit timeline for a drawdown of foreign forces, expressing hopes that by the end of his five-year term, Afghanistan will see... Full Article at Columbus Dispatch
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SWORN IN: Afghanistan's President Hamid Karzai greets the guards of honour as he arrives for his inauguration at the presidential palace in Kabul Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai yesterday promised to root out his government’s corruption in an... Full Article at Press and Journal
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Abdullah Abdullah, former Afghan Foreign Minister, during an interview with the AP at his house in Kabul, Afghanistan, Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2009. View Photo »
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I would like to invite all the presidential candidates, including my brother Dr. Abdullah Abdullah, to come together to achieve the important task of national unity, and make our common home, Afghanistan, proud and prosperous
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Reporting from Kabul, Afghanistan, and Washington - The United States is developing a set of benchmarks to ensure that Afghan President Hamid Karzai keeps a promise delivered at his inauguration to fight corruption and inefficiency, U.S. officials said. Full Article at Los Angeles Times
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KABUL -- Taking the oath of office in a solemn ceremony in his locked-down capital yesterday, President Hamid Karzai set an implicit timeline for a drawdown of foreign forces, expressing hopes that by the end of his new five-year term, Afghanistan... Full Article at Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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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An internally displaced Afghan boy (L) plays 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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Afghan banana vendors wait for customers in the old city of 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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Afghan banana vendors wait for customers in the old city of 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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His record and policies I consider as the basic and fundamental reason for the failures of the international community and Afghanistan together ... So for me it's those agendas for change which are important rather than my having posts in the cabinet, that has never been my agenda.
– Abdullah Abdullah SOURCE: 7Online.com -
I would like to invite all the presidential candidates, including my brother Dr. Abdullah Abdullah, to come together to achieve the important task of national unity, and make our common home, Afghanistan, proud and prosperous
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The leadership in Afghanistan is getting more and more oblivious to the situation on the ground
– Abdullah Abdullah SOURCE: Miami Herald -
I would like to invite all presidential candidates, including my brother Abdullah Abdullah and Ashraf Ghani to come together and achieve the important task of national unity
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First and foremost, that's what the people of Afghanistan need: good governance, no corruption, upholding the rule of law. The issue of corruption is not a secret anymore
– Abdullah Abdullah SOURCE: The Age -
Hillary Clinton, the US Secretary of State, has said the Afghan elections would be legitimate even if Abdullah Abdullah boycotted the run-off poll, leaving President Hamid Karzai unopposed.
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It's good that they are pushing for reforms. It's good that they are calling for anti-corruption policies. These are the calls of the people of Afghanistan
– Abdullah Abdullah SOURCE: The Age -
It is not important whether Hamid Karzai or Abdullah Abdullah is our president, the important thing is that peace is restored to our country. Long live Afghanistan! Long live peace and long live democracy!
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The decision (declaration of Karzai as president) has no legal base the government doesn't represents Afghan people's wills, so it cannot fight terrorism, poverty, unemployment and hundreds of other obstacles forward
– Abdullah Abdullah SOURCE: Rantburg -
The democratic process would have been better if our colleague Abdullah Abdullah had participated in this process and the second round had taken place
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I leave it to the people of Afghanistan to judge.
– Abdullah Abdullah SOURCE: The New York Times -
All these faces, whether President Karzai or Abdullah Abdullah, are familiar faces to the people of Afghanistan. They have always advanced their personal interests rather than the national interest ... People in the south have lost their confidence and their trust in all these people and have no faith t...
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We should rescue (the struggle for democratic principles), we should rescue it. We shouldn't get disappointed, because the failure to do so, the failure to continue our effort in rescuing these principles, that will mean a victory for the Taliban
– Abdullah Abdullah SOURCE: CTV -
The unexpected announcement of Dr Abdullah Abdullah caused a huge challenge for the elections and people of Afghanistan
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That government cannot bring legitmacy, cannot fight corruption ... cannot deal with all the challenges, especially the threat of terrorism, security problems, poverty, unemployment and many others.
– Abdullah Abdullah SOURCE: Democratic Underground -
Afghan officials canceled a runoff presidential vote set for Saturday and declared President Hamid Karzai the winner on Monday, a day after his remaining challenger, Abdullah Abdullah, withdrew.
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As far as the presence of international forces in Afghanistan is concerned, eight years of golden opportunity we have missed. You were here. Your soldiers were here, and they have made sacrifices for bringing peace and stability to Afghanistan
– Abdullah Abdullah SOURCE: Los Angeles Times -
I recognize the decision by Dr. Abdullah Abdullah not to participate in the second round of balloting in the Afghan presidential elections ... ran a dignified and constructive campaign that drew the support of Afghan people across the nation.
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As far as the presence of international forces in Afghanistan is concerned, eight years of golden opportunity we have missed. You were here. Your soldiers were here, and they have made sacrifices for bringing peace and stability to Afghanistan
– Abdullah Abdullah SOURCE: Los Angeles Times -
The Secretary-General will also meet Dr Abdullah Abdullah and President Hamid Karzai to assure them and the Afghan people of the continuing support of the United Nations toward the development of the country and the humanitarian assistance that the U.N. provides to millions of Afghans everyday
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The United States has experience dealing with the same partner for the past few years ... It is what it is.
– Abdullah Abdullah SOURCE: CBS News -
I recognize the decision by Abdullah Abdullah not to participate in the second round of balloting in the Afghan presidential elections
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I think I will leave it with the United States to judge because the United States has experience dealing with the same partner for the past few years ... It is what it is.
– Abdullah Abdullah SOURCE: CBS News -
Hamid Karzai is very upset that Abdullah Abdullah will not participate in the second round of elections
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I think it would have been good for Afghanistan to have an election with a relative credible process in place
– Abdullah Abdullah SOURCE: ABC News
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