Abdullah Abdullah
Abdullah Abdullah (born 5 September 1960[1]) is an Afghan politician. He served as Foreign Minister of Afghanistan from October 2001 to April 2005. He unsuccessfully ran for President of Afghanistan in 2019.
Abdullah Abdullah عبدالله عبدالله | |
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| Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
| In office 2 October 2001 – 20 April 2005 | |
| President | Hamid Karzai |
| Preceded by | Wakil Ahmed Muttawakil |
| Succeeded by | Rangin Dadfar Spanta |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 5 September 1960
(aged 65) Kabul, Afghanistan |
| Political party | National Coalition of Afghanistan |
| Alma mater | Kabul University |
| Website | Official website |
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Following the collapse of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, on 17 August 2021, leader of the Taliban-affiliated Hezb-e-Islami party Gulbuddin Hekmatyar met with both Abdullah and Karzai in Doha wanting to form a government.[2][3] Former President Ashraf Ghani said that he supported such negotiations.[4]
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From left to right: Ashraf Ghani, Anwar ul-Haq Ahady, and Abdullah in April 2009
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U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry shakes hands with Afghan presidential candidates Abdullah Abdullah and Ashraf Ghani after a press conference in Kabul, Afghanistan on August 8, 2014. [State Department photo/ Public Domain]
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U.S. President Joe Biden meeting with Afghan President Ashraf Ghani and Abdullah Abdullah, 25 June 2021, two months before the fall of Kabul
References
- ↑ Cross, Tony (12 August 2009). GulMarjan GulMarjan. Radio France Internationale. http://www.rfi.fr/actuen/articles/116/article_4702.asp. Retrieved 2013-10-23.
- ↑ "Afghanistan's Hekmatyar says heading for Doha with Karzai, Abdullah Abdullah to meet Taliban - Al Jazeera". Reuters. 16 August 2021. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
- ↑ AFP (18 August 2021). "Taliban met ex-Afghan leader Karzai, Abdullah Abdullah". Brecorder. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
- ↑ "Ghani says he backs talks as Taliban meet with Karzai, Abdullah". New Age | The Most Popular Outspoken English Daily in Bangladesh. Retrieved 18 August 2021.