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Biography for Abdullah Abdullah

First Name: Abdullah

Last Name: Abdullah

Title: Former Minister of Foreign Affairs

Country: Afghanistan

Date of Birth: dd/mm/1961

Place of Birth: Kandahar

Family: Father Pashtum tribe, mother Tajik (Grandinotizie.it/ 15/aprile/2002 )

Spouses:

Married

Children:

3 children

Education:

1983: graduated from Kabul University as an eye doctor

Languages: Fluent in English, he also speaks French.

CV:

After graduation, worked at a hospital for Afghan refugees in the Pakistani border city of Peshawar
Represented the government for three years at the United Nations
1992-1996: Foreign minister, government of Burhanuddin Rabbani
1997-2001: Foreign minister, Northern Alliance
22/12/2001: Foreign minister, Afghan Interim Administration
24 Jun 2002-Mar 2006: Foreign minister, Transitional Administration

Misc:

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First Reported Feb 21 2010 - Updated Feb 22 2010 - 5 Documents

International Security Assistance Force

Next big combat mission in Afghanistan will target Kandahar (McClatchy Newspapers)

KABUL, Afghanistan The current U.S.-led military operation in Helmand province is a trial run for what could be the decisive clash with the Taliban in Afghanistan this summer in the area that is its spiritual home Kandahar . Officials at the U.S.-led ... [Published Feb 21 2010 by Yahoo! News]

Entities: Kandahar, Taliban, International Security Assistance Force, Afghanistan

First Reported 18 hours ago - Updated 3 hours ago - 2 Documents

Dubai Financial Services Authority

Damas board ordered to quit; fines imposed

The Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA) today announced tough actions against UAE jeweller Damas International Limited and its board of directors for their failure to exercise appropriate corporate governance over the company and its subsidiari ... [Published 17 hours ago by Trade Arabia]

Entities: Dubai Financial Services Authority, Abdullah Abdullah, European Union, Corporate Governance

First Reported Mar 17 2010 - Updated Mar 18 2010 - 6 Documents

US operations already started in Kandahar: commanders

Operations to push the Taliban out of their Afghan stronghold of Kandahar are under way and will steadily build in the months ahead, military officials said Thursday. The military and political efforts against the Taliban around Kandahar, Afghanistan's ... [Published Mar 18 2010 by France24 - france]

Entities: Kandahar, Taliban, Anti-Taliban, Military/Armed Forces

First Reported Mar 18 2010 - Updated Mar 19 2010 - 3 Documents

Taliban

US operations have already started in Kandahar: commander

Militants blow up NATO tanker in Pakistan: officialsPeshawar, Pakistan (AFP) March 17, 2010 - A bomb attack in a restive Pakistani tribal area on Wednesday destroyed a tanker carrying fuel for NATO forces in Afghanistan, officials said. The bomb planted ... [Published Mar 18 2010 by Space Daily]

Entities: Kandahar, Taliban, NATO

First Reported Mar 15 2010 - Updated Mar 15 2010 - 7 Documents

Hamid Karzai

Afghan president orders forces to Kandahar

A cabinet minister said Monday that Afghan President Hamid Karzai had ordered extra forces to secure the strategic southern city of Kandahar after coordinated attacks killed 35 people. The Taliban claimed responsibility for Saturday's attacks -- one ... [Published Mar 15 2010 by France24 - Asia Pacific]

Entities: Kandahar, Hamid Karzai, Taliban, Assault

First Reported Mar 17 2010 - Updated Mar 17 2010 - 2 Documents

Kandahar campaign already underway, general says (Reuters)

WASHINGTON (Reuters) Preliminary U.S. efforts to gradually retake full control of the Taliban's birthplace Kandahar are already underway, the top U.S. and NATO commander in Afghanistan said on Wednesday, offering few details.The campaign in Kandahar, ... [Published Mar 17 2010 by Yahoo! News]

Entities: Kandahar, Taliban, Afghanistan, Phil Stewart, NATO

First Reported Mar 17 2010 - Updated Mar 18 2010 - 1 Documents

NATO

Afghan President Orders Extra Forces to Kandahar

'The Afghan president has ordered new security forces for better security of Kandahar,' Atmar told reporters. A number of massive explosions rocked Kandahar city, capital of Kandahar province, late Saturday in what was one of the biggest coordinated assaults ... [Published Mar 17 2010 by Al Manar TV]

Entities: Kandahar, Taliban, Pre-emption, NATO, Explosive

First Reported Mar 19 2010 - Updated Mar 20 2010 - 1 Documents

Operation in Kandahar underway: commanders

KANDAHAR (Agencies): Operations to push the Taliban out of their Afghan stronghold of Kandahar are under way and will steadily build in the months ahead, military officials said Thursday. The military and political efforts against the Taliban around Kandahar, ... [Published Mar 19 2010 by Frontier Post]

Entities: Kandahar, Taliban, Military/Armed Forces, NATO

First Reported Mar 18 2010 - Updated Mar 18 2010 - 1 Documents

US Operations Begin in Kandahar

U.S. operations to push back Taliban forces around Kandahar have 'already begun' and will steadily build in coming months, the commander of U.S. and NATO troops in Afghanistan said on Wednesday.Gen. Stanley McChrystal told reporters that the U.S.-led ... [Published Mar 18 2010 by Military.com]

Entities: Kandahar, Taliban, Stanley McChrystal, United States, Hamid Karzai

First Reported Mar 18 2010 - Updated Mar 18 2010 - 1 Documents

US operations already started in Kandahar: commanders

Search suggestions:Use the Escape key to return to the search box. Use the right arrow key to explore related concepts. ... [Published Mar 18 2010 by AFP via Yahoo!]

Entities: Kandahar

First Reported Mar 18 2010 - Updated Mar 19 2010 - 1 Documents

McChrystal Says Push to Take Kandahar Has Begun

Gen. Stanley McChrystal has long made clear that the next major offensive by NATO and Afghan forces in Afghanistan, following the reclamation of Marja in Helmand, will be Kandahar, the birthplace of the Taliban. With Marja barely in the “hold” phase, ... [Published Mar 18 2010 by The Washington Independent]

Entities: Kandahar, Stanley McChrystal, Mutation, H-Hour

First Reported Mar 15 2010 - Updated Mar 16 2010 - 1 Documents

Karzai orders extra troops in Kandahar

Afghan President Hamid Karzai has ordered extra security forces for the southern city of Kandahar, following the death of dozens of people in Taliban attacks. “The Afghan president has ordered new security forces for better security of Kandahar,” ... [Published Mar 15 2010 by İslâmi Davet - English News]

Entities: Kandahar, Hamid Karzai, Taliban

Blogs

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Abdullah Pulls Out? [The Daily Dish \| By Andrew Sullivan - Nov 02 2009] Mac McCallister, a friend of Tom Ricks, thinks that Abdullah is just playing politics:The Pashtun Karzai is still the front-man in this charade...In the meantime ...
Abdullah May Withdraw from Second Round [Informed Comment - Oct 31 2009] Abdullah Abdullah is threatening to withdraw from the presidential runoff contest in Afghanistan if the head of the Electoral Commission is not replaced. That ...
Cancel the Afghan election re-run – Abdullah Ab... [News » Defence - Nov 02 2009] I don’t know what Dr Abdullah Abdullah is crying about – he never stood a chance of winning the planned rerun of the Afghan election on November 7. Even allowing ...
Abdullah Pulls Out Of Afghan Runoff [The Moderate Voice - Nov 01 2009] Presidential contender Abdullah Abdullah has announced he won’t participate in the upcoming runoff election, a move that insures a victory for incumbent Hamid Karzai. ...
Video: Christiane Amanpour interviews Abdullah ... [Anderson Cooper 360 - Oct 22 2009] Embedded video from CNN Video ...

Audio/Video

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Abdullah withdraws from Afghan vote [Reuters Video: Top News - Nov 01 2009]
Abdullah casts doubts on Afghan security plan [Russia Today - YouTube - Jan 28 2010]
Abdullah voters seek unity deal - 03 Nov 09 [Al Jazeera - YouTube - Nov 03 2009]
Frost over the World - Abdullah Abdullah - 20 N... [Al Jazeera - YouTube - Nov 22 2009]
Karzai rival unimpressed by speech [Reuters Video: Top News - Nov 19 2009]