Annette Young meets Abdullah Abdullah, former Afghan foreign minister. He tells us about the pressure from the US Congress to start reducing US forces in Afghanistan, the death of Osama Bin Laden and the current political situation in his country.
Afghanistan has released most of the final results of the September 18 parliamentary poll that was marred by fraud, low turnout and technical problems, with opponents of President Hamid Karzai claiming a strengthened presence in government.
The debacle of the flawed Aug 20 presidential election laid bare the deficiencies of the country’s electoral system. Efforts are underway to avoid the same mistakes but will a new draft electoral law reform stop history from repeating itself?
A key initiative to emerge from the conference on Afghanistan in London was a plan to reconcile with Taliban militants who renounce violence. FRANCE 24's Raphael Kahane spoke about the matter with former Afghan Foreign Minister Abdullah Abdullah.
Former Afghan presidential candidate Abdullah Abdullah has ruled out his participation in a new government, calling Afghan President Hamid Karzai's recent re-election "illegal".
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon arrived in Kabul on Monday as Afghan officials and Western diplomats scrambled to resolve the latest political crisis sparked by opposition candidate Abdullah Abdullah’s withdrawal from the Nov. 7 run-off.
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has said that Afghanistan's fraught presidential run-off will not affect Washington's support for the country's next leader, who is now all but certain to be incumbent Hamid Karzai.
Election officials say that according to the Afghan constitution the November 7 vote should take place despite the withdrawal of opposition candidate Abdullah Abdullah, leaving incumbent Hamid Karzai as the only candidate.
