Abdullah Plans Runoff Boycott To Delay Afghan Vote (ap)

FILE - In this Monday, Oct. 26, 2009 picture, Abdullah Abdullah, former Afghan foreign minister who ran against President Hamid Karzai in August's vote, gives a news conference in Kabul, Afghanistan. Talks between Afghan President Hamid Karzai and challenger Abdullah Abdullah have broken down, and Abdullah is likely to pull out of next week's presidential runoff, a person with knowledge of the talks said Friday, Oct. 30, 2009. (AP Photo/Farzana Wahidy)AP – President Hamid Karzai’s challenger plans to call for a boycott of next weekend’s runoff election in an attempt to force the vote’s postponement until spring, his campaign manager said — a move that would dim U.S. hopes for a stable Afghan government for months.

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