ENG -Dr. Abdullah (born 1958) is an Afghan politician who was the Foreign Minister of Afghanistan from 2001-2006. Like many Afghans, he uses only one name, though he is sometimes referred as "Abdullah Abdullah".
Abdullah was born in Panjshir, studied ophthalmology at Kabul University’s Department of Medicine and obtained his M.D in 1983. He worked as an Ophthalmologist in Kabul until 1985, after which he worked with Afghan refugees in Pakistan, where he came into contact with the anti-Soviet resistance. Abdullah then joined the Panjshir Resistance Front, and in 1986 became an advisor to Ahmad Shah Massoud, who was also engaged in anti-Soviet activities.
Abdullah was the foreign minister of the Afghan United Front government from 1998 onwards. Following the assassination of Massoud ...
... being used to destabilise region
QUETTA: Dr Abdullah Abdullah – one of 41 candidates contesting Afghanistan’s upcoming presidential election in August – said on Monday that the ongoing military operation against the Taliban in Pakistan “self-evidently substantiates Kabul’s oft-repeated stance that Pakistani territory is being used by the Taliban and their supporters to destabilise Pakistan, Afghanistan and the entire region”.The former Afghan foreign minister, who was addressing a press conference over the telephone at the Quetta Press Club as part ...
pibi - in poll Dr. Abdullah Abdullah Afghan presidential campaign opens
KABUL (AP) — A two-month campaign season began Tuesday for presidential elections to decide who leads Afghanistan for the next five years, as the Taliban rebellion grows more violent and the U.S. sends in tens of thousands of troops to combat it.Campaigning got off to a slow start. The only signs of activity were the posters of President Hamid Karzai — who is currently visiting Russia — and some of his 40 opponents in the Aug. 20 vote that appeared overnight on the streets of Kabul.Karzai, who has served as Afghan leader since soon after ...
pibi - in poll Dr. Abdullah Abdullah
Huh Do you think that this murderer will win the election? I would rather keep my vote.
