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Run-off vote required in Afghanistan

Source: Xinhuanet.com
Kabul : Afghanistan | about 1 month ago  
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  • Kerry talks with reporters about his recent visit to Afghanistan after meeting with President Barack Obama at the White House in Washington
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  • Kerry speaks about his recent visit to Afghanistan after meeting with President Barack Obama at the White House in Washington
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  • Afghan President Karzai, U.S. Senator Kerry and UN Special Envoy to Afghanistan Eide leave after a news conference in Kabul
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  • Afghan President Hamid Karzai and United Nations special envoy to Afghanistan Kai Eide attend a news conference in Kabul
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  • Afghan President Karzai, U.S. Senator Kerry and U.N. special envoy to Afghanistan Kai Eide attend a news conference in Kabul
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  • Obama speaks about the Afghan elections from the White House in Washington
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Afghan president Hamid Karzai whose staying in power for second term is at stake said Tuesday he accepts any decision announced by the country's election body.    "The decision announced by Independent Election Commission (IEC) today in a statement is a legal step and we support it,"...
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  • News Source: The Hill | about 1 month ago
    The White House has said only that Obama will make a decision on the way forward in Afghanistan in the coming weeks, but Kerry told reporters at the White House that "common sense" would dictate that Obama "wait to see what kind of government you...
  • News Source: Androscoggin News | about 1 month ago
    Kai Eide, the UN special representative to Afghanistan, says next month's presidential runoff vote "is not going to be perfect". But his admission comes after the sacking of Peter Galbraith, the US special representative in Afghanistan and...
  • News Source: War In Context | about 1 month ago
    And Defense Secretary Robert Gates was among those willing to point that out. “We’re not just going to sit on our hands, waiting for the outcome of this election and for the emergence of a government in Kabul,” Gates said Tuesday. “The...
  • News Source: The Guardian | about 1 month ago
    Patience in Afghanistan is a virtue Obama must wait for Afghanistan's election results before deciding whether sending more troops will make the US safer Barack Obama has come under intense criticism by hawkish American conservatives for the amount...
  • News Source: Xinhuanet.com | about 1 month ago
    Stanley McChrystal.     He wants to boost troop levels by at least 40,000 as well as switching tactics to win over the hearts and minds of the Afghan people.     Fogh Rasmussen this week backed McChrystal's approach.     "We need a...
  • News Source: Fox News | about 1 month ago
    President Obama could make a decision on whether to send thousands more U.S. troops to Afghanistan before the country's Nov. 7 runoff election.  White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs said Wednesday that it's "possible" the president could reach a...
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    White House press secretary Robert Gibbs said Obama has not decided whether to move ahead with a revamped strategy, and the prospect of more troops, before results of the runoff are known. Gibbs told reporters he still expects that ...
  • Blog Source: cbs11tv.com
    Afghanistan's election commission has ordered a runoff election for Nov. 7 after a fraud investigation dropped President Hamid Karzai's votes below 50 percent of the total. ... Karzai Concedes Election Findings, Runoff Set. Runoff Election With
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    "Rahm Emanuel: No More Troops Unless We Have True Partner In Afghanistan"... Although I'm beginning to think it's time to pull out of Afghanistan, I like the fact that the President is being thoughtful and he isn't rushing in. ...
  • Blog Source: blog.taragana.com
    There were a lot of very deep feelings about Afghanistan's right to run its election, its competency in running it and so forth.” Obama put a positive spin on Karzai's decision. “President Karzai's constructive actions established an ...
  • Blog Source: communities.canada.com
    Gates' remarks stood in contrast to remarks on the weekend by White House chief of staff Rahm Emanuel said it would be “reckless” to make a final decision on troops unless it was clear the U.S. had an Afghan partner to govern the ...
  • Blog Source: www.stripes.com
    President Barack Obama should not wait for a clear resolution to the post-election complexities in Afghanistan before making his decision on the administration's war strategy, Defense Secretary Robert Gates said on Monday.
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