EMM News Explorer: Abdullah Abdullah

[ warned]: Redistributing weapons in insecure areas will only exacerbate the situation,

reliefWeb 23-AUG-10

[ said]: The key to conflict resolution is good governance and the provision of justice to the people. Peace cannot be won by more combatants,

irinnews 23-AUG-10

[-said]: It removed obstacles such as the striking down of the ‘equal treatment’ clause, which was used in the past to prevent Palestinians working in Lebanon,

LBdailystar 20-AUG-10

[-said that]: positive step.

LBdailystar 20-AUG-10

[-added]: We are waiting for the issue of implementing decrees for the law,

nowlebanon 18-AUG-10

[-said]: The March 14 document serves the purpose,

lebanonews 12-AUG-10

[-told]: ridiculous

smh 09-AUG-10

[ said]: Towards the end of the year, the government will count as its achievements three things: London conference, Peace Jirga, and then Kabul conference,

voanews 21-JUL-10

[-said]: We are [content with] the March 14 alliance’s proposal on the matter,

nowlebanon 13-JUL-10

[-said]: We discussed the draft bill [to grant Palestinians certain rights in Lebanon], which will be discussed in the parliament on July 15,

nowlebanon 12-JUL-10

[-said]: The patriarch had several inquiries, which I answered in order to reassure him,

nowlebanon 12-JUL-10

[-said]: Disarming Palestinians outside refugee camps was agreed on during discussions with the Lebanese Dialogue Committee,

nowlebanon 09-JUL-10

[-said]: The Palestinian statistics department is in the process of conducting an accurate survey that could be completed in few months to reveal the true numbers,

LBdailystar 07-JUL-10

[said:]: the issue of rights is an essential one that should not be tied to other matters.

LBdailystar 07-JUL-10

[-said]: Ain al-Hilweh camp is under control and there is coordination with the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF),

nowlebanon 07-JUL-10

[-said]: Palestinian naturalization should not worry Lebanon because refugees in Lebanon, Syria and Egypt hold on to their right of return,

nowlebanon 01-JUL-10

[-told]: We want our rights, but not if they are supported by one Lebanese party yet opposed by another,

reliefWeb 30-JUN-10

[-said]: We only want our rights with Lebanese consensus.

reliefWeb 30-JUN-10

[-said]: If he thinks he can give [the Taliban] a few ministries and a few provinces, they will simply take those provinces and then force him out.

guardian 28-JUN-10

[-said]: Karzai is going down the drain and taking the international community with him. If he thinks he can give [the Taliban] a few ministries and a few provinces, they will simply take those provinces and then force him out.

guardian 27-JUN-10

[ says]: I think [Petraeus' appointment] is an enormous change for the better. I’ve met the man, and I feel he’s much savvier, more mature, more settled,

csmonitor 24-JUN-10

[added that:]: the Palestinian will not participate in political life in Lebanon, and will not have any role at all in elections.

nowlebanon 21-JUN-10

[-added]: We are here only temporarily,

nowlebanon 19-JUN-10

[ said]: I would say it’s a hasty and irrational decision by a president of Afghanistan who has deprived his own government of professional capacity to combat the insurgency,

japantoday 08-JUN-10

[ said]: I would say it's a hasty and irrational decision by a president of Afghanistan who has deprived his own government of professional capacity to combat the insurgency,

news 07-JUN-10

[ said]: The jirga is just a PR exercise,

theglobeandmail 02-JUN-10

[-said]: The outcome of the jirga will not take us anywhere toward peace, even not close to it,

reuters 02-JUN-10

[ said]: If the jirga was a national effort I would support it,

austrianews 02-JUN-10

[-said]: The outcome of the jirga will not take us anywhere towards peace, even not close to it,

thestar 02-JUN-10

[ said]: If the Jirga was a national effort I would support it,

wsj 01-JUN-10

[-says]: The agenda is unknown to the people of Afghanistan, the aim is not known to the people of Afghanistan, and the people which have been invited, there are many, many questions about the merit of inviting people without clear criteria because most of the representatives have been introduced through the government channels,

NPRnews 01-JUN-10

[-said]: The core of the problem is that they're not looking to have a part in a power sharing system, but they are looking to reverse the system itself,

usaToday 01-JUN-10

[-said]: This jirga started with the government, and will end with the government,

eurasianet 01-JUN-10

[-told]: My message was that your support should be for the people and not to be seen as supporting one person. Winning the war in Afghanistan is winning the peoples hearts and minds,

TheFrontierPost 31-MAY-10

[-says]: Today, with over 40 nations having soldiers there and billions of dollars being pulled in, that's not a sufficient achievement,

TheFrontierPost 27-MAY-10

[-said]: Premature withdrawal will be a fatal mistake,

focusnews 20-MAY-10

[-said]: Karzai is president of the country and he’s absent?

TheFrontierPost 29-APR-10

[-said]: Karzai is president of the country and he's absent?

AP 28-APR-10

[-told]: He’s known for being an independent person,

dailytimesPK 19-APR-10

[-told]: He's known for being an independent person,

alertnet 18-APR-10

[-said]: The removal of the culprits in the fraud ... that was a positive move. But at the same time, I should say that this is not enough. Far from it. They have to prove themselves in action.

alertnet 18-APR-10

[-said]: It was extraordinary ... this is treason to the national interest,

news 03-APR-10

[ said]: It was extraordinary,

news 03-APR-10

[-said]: (Karzai) thinks that by taking that message he has delivered a populist stance, an anti-foreigner message,

AP 02-APR-10

[ said]: As a former colleague and doctor, I think this is beyond a normal attitude,

AP 02-APR-10

[-told]: He succeeded in admitting the fraud, but he didn't in blinding the people and distorting the reality. We are living in an information age and this isn't easy,

aljazeera 02-APR-10

[-told]: Look at the very, very small window of opportunity which is left -- which is the presence of the international community and they still have the committment to help Afghanistan. And then you have a leader talking in that sense?

alertnet 02-APR-10

[-said]: First, the admission that there was massive fraud; and second, the admission that his rule was in fact illegitimate,

AP 02-APR-10

[ added]: Sometimes they give the perception that if everything is being done in order to reconcile tomorrow with the Taliban there will be peace,

TheFrontierPost 23-FEB-10

[-said]: I don't think that they know what they are talking about,

TheFrontierPost 23-FEB-10

[ said]: This is really a critical moment in the run up to the parliamentary elections,

nytimes 23-FEB-10

[ said]: Had it not been for this ECC we would have been in turmoil, in big, big turmoil,

focusnews 21-FEB-10

[-says]: very vague

radiofranceinternationale 19-FEB-10

[ said]: This movement... will be hopefully a new chapter in political life in Afghanistan,

HindustanTimes 19-FEB-10

[-said]: We have already a bloc of MPs in the current parliament, over 50 people, that will hopefully change in the upcoming parliament with some transparency in the process.

smh 19-FEB-10

[said:]: There is a lack of memory [in the international community] about who the Taliban were and who they are. Or perhaps they have no choice but to say this. This is one way to say there is a solution.

nrc 16-FEB-10

[-said]: Ideologically they are not part of the system. They want to destroy the system, bring it down and replace it. That has not changed,

nrc 16-FEB-10

[-said]: The door has to be open for reconciliation,

nrc 16-FEB-10

[-told]: What is the main problem? Internally it is the growing gap between the government and the citizens of Afghanistan,

japantoday 28-JAN-10

[ said]: It was a clear vote of no confidence,

reuters 02-JAN-10

[-pointed out that]: It is a watered-down statement, much less than what we would like to see. But it is ten times better than earlier European positions, characterised by vacillation, ambiguity and indecisiveness.

ahram 14-DEC-09

[-told]: He has spoken in these terms -- in terms of bringing changes and reform, and fighting corruption, and bringing security and reconciliation -- for the last eight years, and the situation has worsened,

tehrantimes 20-NOV-09

[-told]: brother.

ChinaPost 20-NOV-09

[replied:]: His record and policies I consider as the basic and fundamental reason for the failures of the international commun-ity and Afghanistan together. So, for me, it’s those agendas for change which are important, rather than my having posts in the Cabinet that has never been my agenda.

sundaytimes 20-NOV-09

[-said]: It's more of the same,

thestar 19-NOV-09

[-told]: I have no intention of taking part in Karzai's government,

thestar 19-NOV-09

[-told]: His record and policies I consider as the basic and fundamental reason for the failures of the international community and Afghanistan together,

usaToday 19-NOV-09

[-told]: [I have] been asking for changes, changes in the system, changes in the policies,

rferl 19-NOV-09

[-told]: I think Mr. Karzai is pulled toward many, many forces ... because he made deals — votes in exchange for posts in the government,

msnbc 19-NOV-09

[ said]: The people are concerned. The people are worried,

jpost 18-NOV-09

[-told]: I think Mr. Karzai is pulled toward many, many forces ... because he made deals - votes in exchange for posts in the government,

AP 18-NOV-09

[said:]: Afghanistan will fall immediately into the hands of the Taliban if international forces withdraw.

TheFrontierPost 16-NOV-09

[-told]: Winning and losing depends on what you stand for,

nrc 13-NOV-09

[said:]: I am aware of the feelings and emotions in this regard, not just in the Panjshir valley, but in different parts of the country. It is not just about the outcome; even during the campaign a lot of people saw it was not a level playing field. Then the elections. And then the fraud. And then the way the announcement was made by a body which did not have the mandate and also lost its credibility during the elections. For a lot people it sounds like unfinished business.

nrc 13-NOV-09

[-said]: It’s good that they are pushing for reforms. It’s good that they are calling for anti-corruption policies. These are the calls of the people of Afghanistan,

dailytimesPK 12-NOV-09

[-told]: The issue of corruption is not a secret anymore,

dailytimesPK 12-NOV-09

[-said]: It's good that they are pushing for reforms. It's good that they are calling for anti-corruption policies. These are the calls of the people of Afghanistan,

smh 11-NOV-09

[ said]: The failure of the peace process was due to the changes in the U.S. position towards Israel and also due to the Palestinian leadership rejection to the U.S. proposals which call for resuming the peace talks without freezing settlement activities,

bignewsnetwork 09-NOV-09

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