BREAKING NEWS ALERT: Abdullah Will Quit Afghan Election, Sources Say

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 31, 2009

by Biodun Iginla, BBC News, Kabul

Sat, October 31, 2009 -- 1:37 PM ET
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Abdullah Abdullah, the chief rival to President Hamid KarzaiHamid Karzai,
plans to announce on Sunday his decision to withdraw from the
Nov. 7 run-off election, effectively handing a new five-year
term to Mr. Karzai, according to Western diplomats here and
people close to Mr. Abdullah.

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