Archive for November, 2009

forget the run-off in Afghanistan!

Sunday, November 1st, 2009

Less than one week before the planned presidential run-off in Afghanistan on Saturday, November 7th, current President Hamid Karzai’s major contender Abdullah Abdullah pulled out.
Now it would be completely pointless to hold the run-off election on Saturday with just one candidate left. The run-off which was announced after President Karzai’s approval after he could no longer deny [...]