Abdullah
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Karzai rival quits Afghan race...level of corruption," Axelrod said on CBS's Face the Nation. U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton congratulated Abdullah for a ``dignified and constructive" campaign." Despite misgivings over Karzai, the U.S. has little choice but to... In this article: Hamid Karzai, Abdullah Abdullah, David Axelrod, United Nations, U.S., Kabul, Taliban, Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama, and Face the Nation |
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washingtonpost.com | November 01, 2009
No reform is better than a public option, Lieberman says
...average private plan. Axelrod: Abdullah's drop-out doesn't change much Senior presidential adviser David Axelrod downplayed Abdullah Abdullah's exit from the Afghanistan presidential runoff election, saying it didn't markedly change the...
In this article: John Boehner, Barack Obama, Abdullah Abdullah, Joseph I. Lieberman, David Axelrod, Valerie Jarrett, Tim Geithner, Hamid Karzai, Afghanistan, and Unemployment
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The State | November 01, 2009
White House: Afghan troop decision within weeks
...20. - Gemunu Amarasinghe /AP Photo Axelrod said former Foreign Minister Abdullah Abdullah's decision to withdraw means that Afghan President Hamid Karzai all but certainly will remain in power. "We are going to deal with the government...
In this article: Hamid Karzai, Abdullah Abdullah, White House, Afghanistan, Barack Obama, David Axelrod, Valerie Jarrett, and Taliban
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Boston Globe -- Today's paper A to Z | November 01, 2009
Karzai appears to win by default
...but to make sure that we have the right strategy,'' Axelrod said. Axelrod said Abdullah's decision to withdraw means that Karzai all but certainly will remain in power. "We are going to deal with the government that is there. . . . And...
In this article: Hamid Karzai, Abdullah Abdullah, David Axelrod, John Boehner, United Nations, United States, White House, Afghanistan, Barack Obama, and Kabul
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Reuters | November 01, 2009
Abdullah exit won't affect U.S. strategy: officials
...to quit the run-off and it was likely he would have been defeated. In her statement, Clinton urged Abdullah to "stay engaged" and work for peace in Afghanistan. Abdullah left the door open for future discussions but said no deals had...
In this article: Abdullah Abdullah, U.S., Hamid Karzai, Hillary Clinton, Afghanistan, Thomson Reuters, David Axelrod, Kabul, and Small business
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USATODAY.com | November 02, 2009
Afghan candidate's exit complicates peace effort
...trying to persuade locals to trust the Afghan government. White House officials played down the importance of Abdullah's decision but recognized that Karzai's government has flaws. "We're going to deal with the government that is there, and...
In this article: Abdullah Abdullah, Hamid Karzai, Barack Obama, Afghanistan, U.S., Stanley McChrystal, David Axelrod, White House, and Taliban
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Yahoo! News | November 01, 2009
Abdullah exit won't affect U.S. strategy: officials (Reuters)
...should not have a major effect on the U.S. strategy. "Dr. Abdullah's exit from this race, I think, really says more about the fact that he knew he wasn't going to win," Boehner said. Axelrod reiterated that the president would make a...
In this article: Abdullah Abdullah, United States, Hamid Karzai, David Axelrod, John Boehner, Hillary Clinton, Valerie Jarrett, Afghanistan, and Kabul
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FT.com - World | November 02, 2009
UN chief in Kabul as run-off decision looms
...adviser David Axelrod told the CBS program "Face the Nation". Mr Karzai's camp on Sunday ruled out a coalition with Mr Abdullah, dashing hopes of a way out of the impasse. Abdullah left the door open for future discussions but said no...
In this article: Hamid Karzai, Abdullah Abdullah, United Nations, Kabul, Barack Obama, Afghanistan, Taliban, Ban Ki-moon, Washington, and US
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Huffington Post | November 01, 2009
Karzai Effectively Handed 2nd Term After Abdullah Drops From Afghan Election
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton congratulated Abdullah for a "dignified and constructive" campaign and said the United States "will support the next president and the people of Afghanistan, who seek and deserve a better future."
In this article: Abdullah Abdullah, Ahmed Wali Karzai, United Nations, Taliban, Hamid Karzai, United States, David Axelrod, Afghanistan, and Stanley McChrystal
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Dr. Abdullah (born 1961), an Afghan politician, was the Foreign Minister of Afghanistan. Like many Afghans, he uses only one name, though he is sometimes referred as "Abdullah Abdullah".
Abdullah was born in Panjshir, studied ophthalmology at Kabul University’s Department of Medicine and obtained his M.D in 1983. He worked as an Ophthalmologist in Kabul until 1985, after which he worked with Afghan refugees in Pakistan, where he came into contact with the anti-Soviet resistance. Abdullah then joined the Panjshir Resistance Front, and in 1986 became an advisor to Ahmad Shah Massoud, who was also engaged in anti-Soviet activities.
Abdullah was the foreign minister of the Afghan United Front government from 1998 onwards. Following the assassination of Massoud in 2001, he became one of the three dominant figures in the Northern Alliance and later the Transitional Afghan Government along with Mohammed Fahim and Yunus Qanuni. In 2001 he was selected as Foreign Minister for the Interim Administration of Afghanistan; a post which he lost in a cabinet reshuffle on March 22, 2006.
He is generally considered to be, along with former Ministers Mohammed Fahim and Yunus Qanuni, a leader of the Tajik faction, although his mother is actually an ethnic Pashtun. Unlike many other former Northern Alliance officials, he was not removed from his ministerial post immediately after the 2004 Presidential Election.
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