Quantcast
Channel: Abdullah Abdullah news stories on Newser
Browsing all 24 articles
Browse latest View live

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Abdullah Pulls Out of Runoff

The only contender to unseat Afghan President Hamid Karzai today followed through on his threat to boycott the runoff election slated for Nov. 7. Citing Karzai's refusal to overhaul the election system...

View Article



Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Jarrett: Abdullah Quitting Isn't a Complication

Senior White House adviser Valerie Jarrett says Abdullah Abdullah's withdrawal from next weekend's runoff election in Afghanistan won't complicate the White House's decision-making process on a war...

View Article

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Karzai, US Stuck With Each Other

Hamid Karzai is suddenly the only game in town after Abdullah Abdullah’s withdrawal from a runoff election, and the Obama administration must figure out how to restore legitimacy to the Afghan...

View Article

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Runoff Canceled; Karzai Named Victor

Afghanistan's Karzai-appointed Independent Election Commission proclaimed President Hamid Karzai the victor of the war-ravaged nation's tumultuous ballot today, canceling a planned runoff two and a...

View Article

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Obama Calls for New Afghan Chapter

President Obama congratulated Hamid Karzai on his "messy" election victory yesterday while warning him that it was time to clean up corruption in his government. "I emphasized that this has to be a...

View Article


Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Karzai Promises Change; Taliban Disses 'Puppet'

Hamid Karzai made some sweeping but non-specific promises to banish corruption and reach out to opponents today in his first press conference since being re-elected by default. The Afghan president...

View Article

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Afghan Governor Rejects Karzai Election

A powerful warlord-turned-governor's rejection of Hamid Karzai's election victory is raising fears that one of Afghanistan's most stable provinces could collapse into fighting. Atta Mohammed Noor—the...

View Article

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Karzai's Not So Bad— By Afghan Standards

Hamid Karzai's no saint but he's much better than Mullah Omar, civil war, or the murderous Soviet stooges that ruled Afghanistan for many years, writes Bret Stephens. It has become fashionable among...

View Article


Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Karzai Sworn In, Vows to Fight Corruption

Hamid Karzai vowed to fight corruption today after he was sworn in to a second 5-year term as president of Afghanistan. Karzai, whose election victory was tainted by widespread allegations of...

View Article


Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Taliban Cuts Fingers Off Voters

Voting in this weekend's presidential run-off poll in Afghanistan was "relatively peaceful," the BBC reports—but in Afghanistan, "relatively peaceful" can include Taliban attacks that killed more than...

View Article

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Afghan Election Chief Resigns

Afghanistan's chief electoral officer resigned today in a bid to resolve a political crisis over allegations of massive fraud in the runoff presidential vote earlier this month. Zia ul-Haq Amarkhail...

View Article

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Apparent Loser of Afghan Election Claims Victory

Preliminary vote tallies show Abdullah Abdullah losing Afghanistan's presidential election to Ashraf Ghani by a pretty wide margin of 56.4% to 43.5%. But Abdullah declared victory anyway yesterday, and...

View Article

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Karzai Cousin Killed: Bomber Shook His Hand, Detonated

Three years after Afghan President Hamid Karzai's half-brother was assassinated—and a weeping Karzai climbed into his grave —a suicide bomber has killed Karzai's cousin, an official says. According to...

View Article


Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

At Last, Afghanistan Has a New President

Afghanistan's election commission has named Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai as the winner of the country's presidential election, but the commission did not release final vote figures. The commission's...

View Article

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Afghanistan Swears in New President

Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai was sworn in today as Afghanistan's new president, replacing Hamid Karzai in the country's first democratic transfer of power since the 2001 US-led invasion toppled the Taliban....

View Article


Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Afghan Governor Rejects Karzai Election

A powerful warlord-turned-governor's rejection of Hamid Karzai's election victory is raising fears that one of Afghanistan's most stable provinces could collapse into fighting. Atta Mohammed Noor—the...

View Article

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Karzai's Not So Bad— By Afghan Standards

Hamid Karzai's no saint but he's much better than Mullah Omar, civil war, or the murderous Soviet stooges that ruled Afghanistan for many years, writes Bret Stephens. It has become fashionable among...

View Article


Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Karzai Sworn In, Vows to Fight Corruption

Hamid Karzai vowed to fight corruption today after he was sworn in to a second 5-year term as president of Afghanistan. Karzai, whose election victory was tainted by widespread allegations of...

View Article

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Taliban Cuts Fingers Off Voters

Voting in this weekend's presidential run-off poll in Afghanistan was "relatively peaceful," the BBC reports—but in Afghanistan, "relatively peaceful" can include Taliban attacks that killed more than...

View Article

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Afghan Election Chief Resigns

Afghanistan's chief electoral officer resigned today in a bid to resolve a political crisis over allegations of massive fraud in the runoff presidential vote earlier this month. Zia ul-Haq Amarkhail...

View Article
Browsing all 24 articles
Browse latest View live




Latest Images