Abdullah

...on how to combat rising insurgent violence. Earlier this month, Karzai's main challenger in the August presidential election, Abdullah Abdullah, announced at a loya jirga in Kabul that he would withdraw from a planned run-off in the...

In this article: Hamid Karzai, Afghanistan, Taliban, Abdullah Abdullah, Kabul, Washington, Pakistan, Al Qaeda, and U.N.

...throughout the country in the coming five years," he said. Inviting his main defeated rival, Abdullah Abdullah, to work with him, he called for a national gathering to help bring peace. Speaking to the BBC in Kabul after the ceremony,...

In this article: Hamid Karzai, Abdullah Abdullah, US, Afghan army, Kabul, Hillary Clinton, David Miliband, Taliban, NATO, and Anders Fogh Rasmussen

...his presidential style on forging politically expedient alliances in the absence of strong institutions, reached out to chief rival Abdullah Abdullah and fellow presidential hopeful Ashraf Ghani. But Abdullah, who has vowed not to work with...

In this article: Hamid Karzai, United States, Taliban, NATO, Gordon Brown, Abdullah Abdullah, Barack Obama, Taliban-led insurgency, Afghanistan, and Kabul

In this article: Hamid Karzai, Abdullah Abdullah, David Miliband, Taliban insurgency, Kabul, Car bomb, NYSE, Nasdaq, European Union, and Asif Ali Zardari

...rein in corruption during his first full term. He retained power after a planned run-off vote was scrapped when his only rival, Abdullah Abdullah, withdrew citing fears about the credibility of the election process. Eight years after...

In this article: Hamid Karzai, Abdullah Abdullah, Taliban, Kabul, Pakistan, U.N., Washington, Suicide, and Taliban insurgency

...a call for unity weakened by the fact a U.N.-backed probe found widespread vote fraud in favor of Karzai. His main challenger, Abdullah Abdullah, has reiterated he won't be part of any Karzai administration. Abdullah, who emerged with an...

In this article: Hamid Karzai, Afghan army, Abdullah Abdullah, Afghanistan, Stanley McChrystal, Taliban, U.S., Afghan police, and Ashraf Ghani

...with able technocrats in his new government. STREETS DESERTED Karzai had been set to take on former foreign minister Abdullah Abdullah in a November 7 run-off before his opponent withdrew, citing more fraud fears. Despite pressure from...

In this article: Hamid Karzai, Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton, Abdullah Abdullah, Afghanistan, United States, Kabul, Washington, and Taliban insurgency

He is the only hope. Of course what ever happened in the past during his rule was not good but the group of which Abdullah abdullah calls him self a representative was more involved in the corruption and unlawful activities as they also...

In this article: Hamid Karzai, Afghanistan, Democracy, UK, Taliban, and Barack Obama

KABUL -- When Abdullah Abdullah chose to withdraw from the presidential election this week -- effectively handing incumbent Hamid Karzai a new term -- he described his position as a selfless protest against a flawed electoral system that was...

In this article: Hamid Karzai, Burhanuddin Rabbani, Suicide, and Kabul