Abdullah Abdullah

Soldiers are shown standing guard near a barbed-wire fence with a larger crowd of people shown standing and waiting.

Taliban announce 'amnesty,' urge women to join government

The Taliban declared an "amnesty" across Afghanistan and urged women to join their government Tuesday, seeking to convince a wary population that they have changed a day after deadly chaos gripped the main airport as desperate crowds tried to flee their rule.

Taliban announce 'amnesty,' urge women to join government
Afghan presidential candidate Abdullah Abdullah casts his vote at a polling station in Kabul, Afghanistan.

Front-runners each claim victory in Afghan election

Front-runners each claim victory in Afghan election
An Afghan election commission worker arranges boxes containing election material in Mazar-I-Shariff April 1, 2014.The Afghan presidential elections will be held on April 5.

Afghans are registering to vote despite Taliban intimidation

Afghans are registering to vote despite Taliban intimidation
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After contested election, another term for Karzai

After contested election, another term for Karzai
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This week's agenda with Marcus Mabry and Adam Mynott

This week's agenda with Marcus Mabry and Adam Mynott
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Canceled Afghan election and echoes of Vietnam

This morning we're comparing two conflicts involving electoral politics and counterinsurgency strategies from today and over 40 years ago: Afghanistan and Vietnam.

Canceled Afghan election and echoes of Vietnam
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Afghanistan to hold runoff presidential election

After weeks of international pressure, Afghanistan announced that it will now hold a run-off presidential election. We look at the challenges the country will face and what it will mean for incumbent President Hamid Karzai and his rival Abdullah Abdullah.

Afghanistan to hold runoff presidential election
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Afghan election goes to run-off

Afghanistan will hold a deciding round of its problem-hit presidential poll on November 7th, pitting incumbent Hamid Karzai against his rival Abdullah Abdullah. Marco Werman talks with Waheed Omer, a campaign spokesperson for Karzai.

Afghan election goes to run-off
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Afghanistan headed for runoff elections?

A U.N.-backed election commission has determined that neither of the two leading candidates received a majority of votes. That finding could result in a runoff between Karzai and his leading opponent, Abdullah Abdullah.

Afghanistan headed for runoff elections?
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Abdullah interview

Afghans went to the polls in August. The poll has been beset by serious fraud allegations and the UN-backed election complaints commission ordered a partial recount. Marco Werman talks with Dr. Abdullah about democracy in Afghanistan.

Abdullah interview

Debate over Afghan election

Richard Holbrooke and other envoys meet to pursue a fair outcome to Afghanistan's presidential primary election.

Debate over Afghan election
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Anticipating the Afghan Election Results

Preliminary results are coming in from Afghanistan's hotly-contested presidential election. For a look at the early results, The Takeaway talks to Christine Fair of Georgetown's Center for Peace and Security Studies and the BBC's Martin Patience.

Anticipating the Afghan Election Results
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Karzai Leads in Early Election Results

With only 10 percent of ballots in, the Afghan election commission says President Hamid Karzai and challenger Abdullah Abdullah each have about 40 percent of the vote, with Karzai holding a slight lead.

Karzai Leads in Early Election Results
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Both Leading Afghan Candidates Assert Victory

Despite threats of violence from the Taliban, Afghans headed to the polls to vote in the country's second-ever presidential election. Brian Katulis, an election monitor with Democracy International, joins The Takeaway from Kabul.

Both Leading Afghan Candidates Assert Victory

Israeli election creates regional concerns

Israel's political uncertainty has many in the wider Middle East wondering what the future holds.

Israeli election creates regional concerns