President Hamid Karzai of Afghanistan with Senator John Kerry at a joint press conference in Kabul on Tuesday. S. Sabawoon/European Pressphoto AgencyKarzai Agrees To Nov. 7 Runoff In Afghanistan -- New York Times
KABUL, Afghanistan — Under heavy international pressure, President Hamid Karzai conceded Tuesday that he fell short of a first-round victory in the nation’s disputed presidential election, and agreed to hold a runoff election with his top challenger on Nov. 7.
Flanked at a news conference in Kabul by Senator John Kerry, the head of the powerful Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and Kai Eide, the top United Nations official in Afghanistan, Mr. Karzai said he would accept the findings of an international audit that stripped him of nearly one third of his votes in the first round, leaving him below the 50 percent threshold that would have allowed him to avoid a runoff and declare victory over his main rival, Abdullah Abdullah.
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Obama welcomes Afghan second round vote -- AFP
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Gates to Press Asia, NATO for More Afghanistan Support -- U.S. Department of Defense
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As the Commander in Chief Deliberates, Frustration Builds Within the Ranks -- New York Times
Obama not yet sure on timing of Afghan troops decision -- Breitbart/AFP
Taliban Build Multi-Million Dollar Insurgent Operation, Complicating U.S. Efforts -- FOX News
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Commentaries And Analysis
The Afghanistan problem -- L.A. Times opinion
The Slowly Vanishing NATO -- Anne Applebaum, Washington Post opinion
All Due Respect - Generals and Presidents -- New York Times
We Can Still Win In Afghanistan -- Michael Yon, FOX News
For His Decision On Troops, Obama Has Leeway, The White House Says -- The Atlantic
Lessons Learned In Vietnam Applied To Afghanistan -- NPR (Audio)
Endurance Test -- Roger Cohen, New York Times opinion
Afghanistan's legitimacy crisis -- Michael Williams, The Guardian opinion
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