Aides to Abdullah, pictured, say he knows there is no point in taking part in an election 'where the odds are illegally stacked against him'. Photograph: Paula Bronstein/Getty ImagesAfghanistan Poll Chaos As Abdullah Quits Run-Off -- Times Online
President Karzai’s opponent in next Saturday’s presidential election run-off pulled out of the race today in protest over the government’s refusal to meet his demands to tackle the massive fraud that tainted the first round in August.
But Dr Abdullah Abdullah stopped short of calling for his supporters to boycott the vote and urged them not to take to the streets in protest, leaving a window open for a power-sharing deal to be brokered by the international community.
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More News On Afghanistan
Afghan challenger drops out of runoff election -- Yahoo News/AP
Karzai rival Abdullah quits Afghan run-off -- Yahoo News/Reuters
Afghan Challenger Drops Out of Runoff -- L.A. Times
Afghan Presidential Challenger Withdraws -- Voice of America
Abdullah Withdraws From Afghan Presidential Run-Off -- Bloomberg
Afghanistan election challenger Abdullah Abdullah pulls out of runoff -- The Guardian
Karzai challenger quits Afghan runoff -- CNN
Karzai: Afghan president on brink of second term -- AFP
Karzai faces legitimacy crisis after Abdullah pullout -- AFP
Karzai vows to go ahead with Afghan vote -- Euronews
Afghan run-off to be held as scheduled: Election Commission -- China View
TIMELINE - Abdullah pulls out of Afghan election run-off -- Reuters
Abdullah Quits Afghan Runoff, Withdrawal Complicates Obama's Decision On Troops -- NPR
Obama's Afghan decision not likely before November 11 -- Yahoo News/Reuters
FACTBOX: How Obama's Afghan strategy is shaping up -- Reuters
Afghanistan Announces Arrests in UN Guesthouse Attack -- Voice of America
Qaeda Had Role in Attack on UN Staff, Official Says -- New York Times
As Kabul Awaits Runoff, 'Everything Has Stopped' -- Washington Post
Bush says Afghan war must be won to stop 'tyranny' -- Yahoo News/AFP
As US looks for exit in Afghanistan, China digs in -- AP
Frustrated in Iraq, U.S. troops eye Afghan action -- Washington Post/AP
British fight Taliban six times a day -- Sydney Morning Herald
UK soldier dies in Afghan blast -- BBC
US: 2 members of NATO-led force killed in attacks -- AP
More Than 1,000 U.S. Soldiers Wounded in Afghanistan in Last 3 Months -- AllGov.com
US military deaths in Afghanistan region at 831 -- Washington Post/AP
Commentaries And Analysis
The Real Afghan Strategy -- David Ignatius, Washington Post opinon
Tough Decision on Afghanistan -- Joel Mathis and Ben Boychuk, Korea Times
The new Afghan election, just like the old Afghan election -- Peter Galbraith, L.A. Times
McChrystal Lite -- Donnelly & Sullivan, Weekly Standard
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