Abdullah Abdullah announced on Sunday that he would not participate in the Nov. 7 Afghan runoff election, effectively handing a new term to President Hamid Karzai. Full Story »
Posted by Fabrice Florin - via NewsRack (Afghanistan)
The article offers the information necessary to gain a picture of the current situation in Afghanistan. We learn that Mr. Abdullah has been under intense pressure from Western officials to avoid confrontation, so his decision becomes understandable, since all he had to expect was new fraud and lack of fairness.
Will Mr. Karzai be legitimate leader of Afghanistan? I think doubts are in order. The U.S. should encourage real democracy.