RSSU.S. looks past Karzai rival’s decision to quit
From: The Washington Times | November 2, 2009
White House officials downplayed Afghan presidential challenger Abdullah Abdullah’s decision to pull out of this week’s scheduled runoff election and said they would work with President Hamid Karzai. Mr. Abdullah, the country’s former foreign minister, withdrew Sunday from the presidential contest against Mr. Karzai, almost certainly handing the incumbent another five-year term in office. Mr. Abdullah had accused Mr. Karzai of not allowing for a fair vote. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said in a statement that she understood Mr. Abdullah’s concerns and hoped he would continue to stay active in the political process in the war-torn nation but …
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