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Kerry: Afghan candidates agree to national unity govt
 [Washington Post] U.S. Secretary of State John F. I was in Vietnam, you knowKerry Former Senator-for-Life from Massachussetts, self-defined war hero, speaker of French, owner of a lucky hat,conqueror of Cambodia, and current Secretary of State... says both of Afghanistan's presidential candidates are committed to abiding by the results of the "largest, most comprehensive audit" of the election runoff ballots possible. Kerry stood with the two candidates who are disputing the results of Afghanistan's presidential election on Saturday night. He announced that Finance Minister Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai and former Foreign Minister Abdullah Abdullah ... the former foreign minister of the Northern Alliance government, advisor to Masood, and candidate for president against Karzai. Dr. Abdullah was born in Kabul and is half Tadjik and half Pashtun... have agreed to abide by a 100 percent, internationally supervised audit of all ballots in the presidential election in Kabul. Both candidates have agreed to a national unity government. The prolonged uncertainty about the outcome of the election has jeopardized a central plank of President Barack Obama Ready to Rule from Day One... 's strategy to leave behind a stable state after the withdrawal of most U.S. troops at year's end. Posted by: Fred 2014-07-13 |
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