When Abdullah wins

[HalloIsBack]

Dr. Ashraf Ghani is allied with warlords and ethnocentric people. They have raped Pashtuns and stolen our monies. Dostum is a well-known Pashtun killer and during Najib era he raped for the government thousands of our women in Kandahar, Pakia, Khost and in Kabul. His militias right now are busy in torturing Pashtuns. Why should we condemn one dog but hide the truth about another dog?

i wanted to open a thread why do ghani ally with warlords?
is he jus trying to integrate them into new government and there will be no problem in future?

[HalloIsBack]

If he wins we must accept it since he won it democratic. If we don´t accept him civil war will start and finally partition of Afghanistan leaving us back in our deserts. We must find compromises and a way how to follow our own interests but at the same time playing a role in the government. If we fail Pakistan will eat us and durandline won´t be an issue. Still not an issue. All countries accept it, except Pashtuns on Afghan side. if we fail to win over Abdullah we will be a bigger loser ..

bush was elected democratically too
beside of it from both side were ballot rigging

[HalloIsBack]

zalmai rassoul joined to abdullahs team

[HalloIsBack]

[MENTION=17133]Bost Bastan News[/MENTION] your opinion about it?

[Toramana]

http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052702303851804579555203897244082

Afghan Presidential Front-Runner Abdullah Abdullah Endorsed by Rival Zalmai Rassoul
Mr. Rassoul Finished Third in the Initial Round of the Presidential Election

Afghan Presidential candidate Abdullah Abdullah at the site of a landslide in Argu village in Badakhshan, Afghanistan, last week. European Pressphoto Agency
KABUL—The front-runner in the Afghan presidential election, former foreign minister Abdullah Abdullah, Sunday moved closer to power by securing the vital endorsement of the candidate who finished third in the election's initial round.

According to preliminary results, Mr. Abdullah won 44.9% in the April 5 election, followed by former World Bank executive Ashraf Ghani, with 31.5%. The two men are supposed to face each other in a runoff election sometime in June.

Finishing third with 11.5% on April 5 was another former foreign minister, Zalmai Rassoul, who was widely seen as enjoying the backing of President Hamid Karzai. Mr. Karzai was prohibited by the constitution from running again.

Mr. Rassoul's endorsement significantly bolsters Mr. Abdullah's prospects, and is likely to put pressure on Mr. Ghani to pull out from the race, avoiding a costly and potentially dangerous runoff that many believe he's unlikely to win. Mr. Ghani's spokesman, Ajmal Abidi, said after Mr. Rassoul's announcement that Mr. Ghani is staying committed to the race. He pointed out that not all the members of Mr. Rassoul's team joined Mr. Abdullah.

Sunday's agreement between Messrs. Abdullah and Rassoul calls for the decentralization of the Afghan government structure, and for a change in the electoral law to increase the role of political parties. Currently, the Afghan president is responsible for minute decisions, down to the appointments of district-level officials, and parliament is elected under a system that benefits local tribal leaders and warlords at the expense of organized political parties. Parliamentary elections are scheduled for next year.

Mr. Abdullah, a former leader of the anti-Taliban Northern Alliance, is of mixed Tajik and Pashtun ancestry, and draws much of his support from the Tajik and Hazara communities of central and northern Afghanistan. All the other presidential candidates are Pashtuns, members of Afghanistan's largest ethnic community that has traditionally produced the country's rulers, from kings to the Taliban to Mr. Karzai.

Mr. Rassoul descends from Afghanistan's royal family, originally from the southern city of Kandahar—the homeland of Mr. Karzai and a critical reservoir of votes.

Gul Agha Shirzai and Abdullah Abdullah in Kabul on May 3. Getty Images
Another former presidential contender with a support base in Kandahar, former provincial governor Gul Agha Shirzai, has already endorsed Mr. Abdullah.

Such backing is likely to make Mr. Abdullah more palatable to many southern Pashtuns who are wary of his Tajik background.

"Our people are tired of war and discrimination--what they want is national unity," Mr. Rassoul said at Sunday's event in Kabul's Intercontinental Hotel, packed with several hundred supporters.

"The main reason we decided to join hands is to prevent the election from being decided on an ethnic basis."

"We are now one team," Mr. Abdullah added.

It wasn't immediately clear what role Mr. Rassoul would play in an Abdullah administration.

Not all of Mr. Rassoul's team members were present at Sunday's event announcing his endorsement of Mr. Abdullah. Absent were Mr. Karzai's brothers Qayum and Mahmood, who had previously joined Mr. Rassoul's effort, as well as one of Mr. Rassoul's two vice-presidential candidates, Ahmad Zia Massoud.

—Margherita Stancati contributed to this article.

Write to Yaroslav Trofimov at yaroslav.trofimov@wsj.com

[Bost Bastan News]

@Bost Bastan News your opinion about it?

What my opinion? I told this 6 weeks ago but insultive persons were claiming I am talking from my back ...

[Bost Bastan News]

Tomorrow, Mr. Sayyaf is going to join Dr. Abdullah

[HalloIsBack]

Tomorrow, Mr. Sayyaf is going to join Dr. Abdullah

sayyaf is an islamist

from where do you have this info?

[Al-Afghani]

@Bost: do you think there will be a run off election?

[Bost Bastan News]

@Bost: do you think there will be a run off election?

Depends how the IEC will work. Neutral or in favour of an candidate.

[Elixir]

Abdullah Abdullah´s only aim is to break that tradition that the president of the country must be a Pashtun.

Whats wrong with that?

[Elixir]

http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/...55203897244082

Afghan Presidential Front-Runner Abdullah Abdullah Endorsed by Rival Zalmai Rassoul
Mr. Rassoul Finished Third in the Initial Round of the Presidential Election

Funtabulous!

[HalloIsBack]

@Bost: do you think there will be a run off election?

who said there will be no run off election?
they must!

[BarakzaiAbdali]

http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/...55203897244082

Afghan Presidential Front-Runner Abdullah Abdullah Endorsed by Rival Zalmai Rassoul
Mr. Rassoul Finished Third in the Initial Round of the Presidential Election

Afghan Presidential candidate Abdullah Abdullah at the site of a landslide in Argu village in Badakhshan, Afghanistan, last week. European Pressphoto Agency
KABUL—The front-runner in the Afghan presidential election, former foreign minister Abdullah Abdullah, Sunday moved closer to power by securing the vital endorsement of the candidate who finished third in the election's initial round.

According to preliminary results, Mr. Abdullah won 44.9% in the April 5 election, followed by former World Bank executive Ashraf Ghani, with 31.5%. The two men are supposed to face each other in a runoff election sometime in June.

Finishing third with 11.5% on April 5 was another former foreign minister, Zalmai Rassoul, who was widely seen as enjoying the backing of President Hamid Karzai. Mr. Karzai was prohibited by the constitution from running again.

Mr. Rassoul's endorsement significantly bolsters Mr. Abdullah's prospects, and is likely to put pressure on Mr. Ghani to pull out from the race, avoiding a costly and potentially dangerous runoff that many believe he's unlikely to win. Mr. Ghani's spokesman, Ajmal Abidi, said after Mr. Rassoul's announcement that Mr. Ghani is staying committed to the race. He pointed out that not all the members of Mr. Rassoul's team joined Mr. Abdullah.

Sunday's agreement between Messrs. Abdullah and Rassoul calls for the decentralization of the Afghan government structure, and for a change in the electoral law to increase the role of political parties. Currently, the Afghan president is responsible for minute decisions, down to the appointments of district-level officials, and parliament is elected under a system that benefits local tribal leaders and warlords at the expense of organized political parties. Parliamentary elections are scheduled for next year.

Mr. Abdullah, a former leader of the anti-Taliban Northern Alliance, is of mixed Tajik and Pashtun ancestry, and draws much of his support from the Tajik and Hazara communities of central and northern Afghanistan. All the other presidential candidates are Pashtuns, members of Afghanistan's largest ethnic community that has traditionally produced the country's rulers, from kings to the Taliban to Mr. Karzai.

Mr. Rassoul descends from Afghanistan's royal family, originally from the southern city of Kandahar—the homeland of Mr. Karzai and a critical reservoir of votes.

Gul Agha Shirzai and Abdullah Abdullah in Kabul on May 3. Getty Images
Another former presidential contender with a support base in Kandahar, former provincial governor Gul Agha Shirzai, has already endorsed Mr. Abdullah.

Such backing is likely to make Mr. Abdullah more palatable to many southern Pashtuns who are wary of his Tajik background.

"Our people are tired of war and discrimination--what they want is national unity," Mr. Rassoul said at Sunday's event in Kabul's Intercontinental Hotel, packed with several hundred supporters.

"The main reason we decided to join hands is to prevent the election from being decided on an ethnic basis."

"We are now one team," Mr. Abdullah added.

It wasn't immediately clear what role Mr. Rassoul would play in an Abdullah administration.

Not all of Mr. Rassoul's team members were present at Sunday's event announcing his endorsement of Mr. Abdullah. Absent were Mr. Karzai's brothers Qayum and Mahmood, who had previously joined Mr. Rassoul's effort, as well as one of Mr. Rassoul's two vice-presidential candidates, Ahmad Zia Massoud.

—Margherita Stancati contributed to this article.

Write to Yaroslav Trofimov at yaroslav.trofimov@wsj.com

This is an unmitigated disaster in the making. However, as I said previously, when Zia Mossoud's daughter started her online attacks on Ghani, everyone should have seen this coming.

I cannot understand Karzai's stance in this. Why would he not counsel Sherzai and Rossoul to at least consider giving Abdullah Abdullah a run for his money?

My thoughts are that the run-off would further delay the signing of the BSA and that this was unacceptable to the true power.

Additionally, though I had little faith in any of these *******s, it was perhaps possible that Ghani would have worked on corruption or at least trying been a conduit between IMF and World Bank as well as US/NATO resources that these others have been lapping up.

I assume Ghani will still at least push for the run-off, if he is smart.

[Admin Khan]

This is an unmitigated disaster in the making. However, as I said previously, when Zia Mossoud's daughter started her online attacks on Ghani, everyone should have seen this coming.

I cannot understand Karzai's stance in this. Why would he not counsel Sherzai and Rossoul to at least consider giving Abdullah Abdullah a run for his money?

My thoughts are that the run-off would further delay the signing of the BSA and that this was unacceptable to the true power.

Additionally, though I had little faith in any of these *******s, it was perhaps possible that Ghani would have worked on corruption or at least trying been a conduit between IMF and World Bank as well as US/NATO resources that these others have been lapping up.

I assume Ghani will still at least push for the run-off, if he is smart.

BA,
They are all in bed with one another. One would be naive to think otherwise.