Afghan Challenger Drops Out Of Election (ap)

Afghan presidential candidate Abdullah Abdullah speaks during a gathering with his supporters in Kabul November 1, 2009. Abdullah said on Sunday he had pulled out of this week's run-off poll against incumbent Hamid Karzai but had not told his supporters to boycott the vote. Abdullah quit after accusing the government of not meeting his demands for a fair vote. REUTERS/Ahmad Masood (AFGHANISTAN ELECTIONS POLITICS IMAGES OF THE DAY)AP – Afghanistan’s presidential challenger announced Sunday he would not participate in next weekend’s runoff election because his demands for measures to prevent fraud were rejected. He stopped short of calling on his supporters to boycott the balloting.

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