Karzai handed second term
Afghan rival quits 6 days before runoff
Posted: November 2, 2009 at 5:11 a.m.
Afghanistan presidential challenger Abdullah Abdullah announced his decision not to participate in country’s run-off election during a news conference Sunday in Kabul.
President Hamid Karzai was effectively handed a second five-year term Sunday when his only challenger dropped out of the race, and the Obama administration said it was prepared to work with the man it has previously criticized to combat corruption and confront the Taliban insurgency.
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