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Afghanistan's Abdullah to make run-off decision
31 Oct 2009 12:11:16 GMT
Source: Reuters
(For more on Afghanistan, click on [ID:nAFPAK] KABUL, Oct 31 (Reuters) - Afghan presidential candidate Abdullah Abdullah will announce on Sunday his decision whether to take part in next week's run-off vote against President Hamid Karzai, his campaign said in a statement on Saturday.

Speculation has mounted Abdullah would pull out of the run-off vote, called after widespread fraud marred August's first round. The statement said former foreign minister Abdullah would hold a loya jirga, or grand assembly of elders, before announcing his decision.

(Reporting by Golnar Motevalli; Editing by Paul Tait) (For more Reuters coverage of Afghanistan and Pakistan, see: http://www.reuters.com/news/globalcoverage/afghanistanpakistan)


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