With Abdullah Abdullah stepping out of the presidential running in Afghanistan, the American position has become increasingly uneasy. ++ Having insisted upon a democratic mandate “beyond reasonable question” as a prerequisite for increasing American troops to help fight the Taliban, Mr. Obama is now faced with a serious dilemma. ++ At this point, a weak Afghan partner, coupled with an
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Pressure is mounting for President Hamid Karzai as his country is awaiting the results of the investigation by the Electoral Complaints Commission, following widespread accusations of voting fraud. ++ Afghanistan’s Western sponsors must support the UN election scrutiny process and accept whatever outcome it has. ++ Although a run-off election between Mr Karzai and Dr Abdullah risks a
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