Monday, July 07, 2014

Kerry: Afghanistan power grab would mean US aid cutoff, urges calm after dispute election --- TOKYO (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry says any action to seize power illegally in Afghanistan would lead to the end of U.S. financial and security support. -- Kerry says suggestions of a "parallel government" in Afghanistan are a grave concern. -- Afghan official released preliminary election results Monday showing former finance minister Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai in the lead for the presidency. -- But millions of ballots are being checked for fraud and a spokesman for Ahmadzai's opponent, Abdullah Abdullah, has rejected the results and called releasing them a "coup." -- Kerry says he expects Afghan electoral institutions to conduct a full review of all reasonable allegations of irregularities. -- But he says there is no justification for violence or threats of extralegal action. -- He called on leaders to maintain calm. -- More, Associated Press, http://www.usnews.com/news/politics/articles/2014/07/07/kerry-afghan-power-grab-would-mean-us-aid-cutoff

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