Afghan Presidential Candidate Withdraws From Runoff

Sun, 11/01/2009 - 12:59am — CNN.com

Afghan presidential candidate Abdullah Abdullah announced Sunday he will withdraw from an upcoming runoff election with incumbent Hamid Karzai.

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