Abdullah Threatens to Withdraw From Afghan Political Process

After boycotting a United Nations-supervised audit of all votes from June's disputed runoff, Afghan presidential hopeful Abdullah Abdullah has now threatened to pull out from the entire political process if his demands are not met in 24 hours. Controversies surrounding Afghanistan’s presidential election are undermining hopes for a smooth political transition in the war-ravage nation. The Afghan Independent Election Commission [IEC] and U.N. officials say that weeks of auditing...

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