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For American and NATO involvement see [[Afghanistan War]].

For American and NATO involvement see [[Afghanistan War]].

The 2009 presidential election was badly tainted by fraud. Former foreign minister Abdullah Abdullah, the main opponent of President [[Hamid Karzai]], pulled out of the runoff in November, and Karzai was declared reelected for another five-year term.  His legitimacy and support was seriously weakened by the election frauds, but the U.S., [[NATO]], and the [[United Nations|UN]] have agreed to keep him in power. Since August 15, 2021, Afghanistan is under the control of the Taliban. <ref>https://www.foxnews.com/world/taliban-take-over-afghanistan-whats-next</ref>

The 2009 presidential election was badly tainted by fraud. Former foreign minister Abdullah Abdullah, the main opponent of President [[Hamid Karzai]], pulled out of the runoff in November, and Karzai was declared reelected for another five-year term.  His legitimacy and support was seriously weakened by the election frauds, but the U.S., [[NATO]], and the [[United Nations|UN]] have agreed to keep him in power. Since August 15, 2021, Afghanistan is under the control of the Taliban.<ref>https://www.foxnews.com/world/taliban-take-over-afghanistan-whats-next</ref>

==History==

==History==