Afghan presidential candidate rejects election 'coup' and 'plans parallel government' --- Country in crisis as Abdullah Abdullah's team declares disputed election result to be a coup against the Afghan people, prompting John Kerry to warn against any illegal power grab --- Supporters of Abdullah Abdullah, the Afghan presidential candidate, have rejected preliminary results of the presidential election as a "coup" and say he will announce plans for his own national government on Tuesday. -- The move came as John Kerry, American Secretary of State, warned against either side trying to seize power. --- The international community is desperate for a peaceful transition at a time when Nato combat troops are leaving the country with an unfinished Taliban insurgency. -- Mr Kerry warned on Tuesday morning that any attempt to take power amid the turmoil would threaten vital international aid. -- "Any action to take power by extra-legal means will cost Afghanistan the financial and security support of the United States and the international community," he said, adding that he had noted with "gravest concern" reports of a parallel government. -- Hours earlier one of Dr Abdullah's most powerful backers gave a dark hint of what might follow. - More, Telegraph, http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/afghanistan/10952827/Afghan-presidential-candidate-rejects-election-coup-and-plans-parallel-government.html