‘Violating the Constitution cannot be excused’

Aunohita Mojumdar is the former Editor of Himal Southasian.

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On 1 November, former Afghan Foreign Minister Abdullah Abdullah withdrew from Afghanistan´s contentious second round of polling, which would have pitted him against incumbent President Hamid Karzai for a run-off six days later. The following day, the poll was cancelled and Karzai was again named president, for another five-year term. Himal Southasian´s contributing editor in Kabul, spoke with Abdullah shortly thereafter.

AM: What is your strategy for the future?
AA: My movement will continue. Right now it consists of many, many parties. It was during the end of the campaign season when things started gaining momentum the way that I had expected or anticipated, but it has more potential throughout the country and this will fill the vacuum that has been there for years. I have already started discussions with different components [of the movement].

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