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Hamid Karzai Declared Afghan President Again
With Abdullah Abdullah out of the run-off election, Hamid Karzai has been declared re-elected as President of Afghanistan. In Kabul, UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has offered congratulations , at the same time saying it's now up to Karzai to demonstrate his government's credibility to the international community and to his own people.
By Warren Olney • • 1 min readWith Abdullah Abdullah out of the run-off election, Hamid Karzai has been declared re-elected as President of Afghanistan. In Kabul, UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has offered congratulations, at the same time saying it's now up to Karzai to demonstrate his government's credibility to the international community and to his own people. How will the results influence the Obama Administration, which has been waiting to establish a "credible partner" in Afghanistan, before deciding whether to send more troops?
Warren Olney
former KCRW broadcaster
Frances Anderton
architecture critic and author
Katie Cooper
Producer, 'One year Later'
Andrea Brody
Senior Producer, KCRW's Life Examined and To the Point podcast
Matthew Green
Afghanistan and Pakistan Correspondent, Financial Times
Gordon Lubold
Wall Street Journal
Reuel Marc Gerecht
Foundation for Defense of Democracies