Election uncertainty conerns Afghan allies

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Updated October 19, 2009 20:35:12

Afghanistan's President Hamid Karzai is under mounting international pressure to accept a possible run-off in the disputed presidential election. Top US officials Sunday issued a sharp warning to Afghan leaders, saying it would be irresponsible to send in more US troops without a strong government in place. The row over the election is a setback for the United States as President Barack Obama reviews his strategy in the war against Taliban insurgents.

Presenter: Joanna McCarthy
Speakers: Martine van Bijlert, co-director, Afghanistan Analysts' Network; Rahm Emanuel, White House chief of staff; John Kerry, chairman of US Senate Foreign Relations Comittee; Fahim Dashti, editor-in-chief, Kabul Weekly

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