Abdullah Abdullah Stops Short of Declaring an Afghan Government --- KABUL, Afghanistan — After hours of pitched political drama that sent President Obama and other officials scrambling to calm a surge of Afghan factional hostility, the presidential candidate Abdullah Abdullah walked a perilous line on Tuesday, threatening to declare his own government even while urging his frenzied supporters to give him time to negotiate. --- In a somber speech, Mr. Ghani said on Tuesday that he would agree to a thorough audit of 7,100 polling places, which would amount to a review of more than three million ballots. He also urged calm and unity, saying that he regarded Mr. Abdullah as a respected national figure who did not want to hurt the country, but insisting that any talk of a parallel government would remain just that: only talk. “We are all responsible to the people of Afghanistan,” he said. “This country is a unified nation and it is enthusiastic about a single government, not a parallel one.” - More, http://www.nytimes.com/2014/07/09/world/asia/afghanistan-elections-abdullah-abdullah.html?ref=world