Afghanistan presidential candidate and former foreign minister Abdullah Abdullah attends a gathering
Afghanistan presidential candidate and former foreign minister Abdullah Abdullah waves for his supporters during a gathering in Olympic stadium in Kabul, Afghanistan on August 17, 2009. Afghanistan's presidential election will be held on August 20. UPI/Mohammad Kheirkhah
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WASHINGTON, Sept. 21 (UPI) -- Washington is sure the Afghan people won't be swayed from pursing a peaceful future despite the killing of a former president, the U.S. secretary of state said.
KABUL, Afghanistan, Sept. 21 (UPI) -- The killing of a former Afghan president just after the U.S. Embassy attack in Kabul points to the extent of opposition to Afghan peace efforts, experts said.
BEIRUT, Lebanon, May 27 (UPI) -- Abdullah Abdullah, Palestine's ambassador to Lebanon, says Palestinians could more frequently march to Israel's borders to emphasize their right to return.
KABUL, Afghanistan, June 2 (UPI) -- Taliban suicide bombers greeted a peace jirga under way Wednesday in Kabul as top opposition leaders said the reconciliation ploy was a public relations stunt.
KABUL, Afghanistan, Feb. 22 (UPI) -- Afghan President Hamid Karzai's plan to bring back moderate Taliban into society will only undermine democracy, his main political opponent said.
PRINCETON, N.J., Nov. 10 (UPI) -- Afghan President Hamid Karzai has a huge task to address perceptions of corruption Afghans have about his government, Gallup Poll results indicate.
LONDON, Nov. 6 (UPI) -- British Prime Minister Gordon Brown on Friday based his commitment to the global fight in Afghanistan in part on reforms in the Kabul government.
MAZAR-E-SHARIF, Afghanistan, Nov. 6 (UPI) -- One of Afghanistan's most prosperous provinces could be headed for trouble due to its powerful governor's opposition to President Hamid Karzai, observers say.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 5 (UPI) -- Washington recognizes Afghan President Hamid Karzai as the legitimately elected president of the country, a U.S. State Department spokesman said.
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