Afghanistan: Sayyaf’s election team endorses Abdullah in election runoff

The electoral team of Abdul Rab Rassoul Sayyaf, on Tuesday officially endorsed Abdullah Abdullah during the second round of election. Abdul Rab Rassoul Sayyaf was not present during the endorsement ceremony; however, his supporters including his vice-presidents announced their support to Abdullah in election runoff. Sayyaf’s vice-presidents said they have taken the decision to support Abdullah in the second round of election, after numerous meetings and debates. Sayyaf is a prominent Mujahideen leader who had secured 7.5 percent of the total votes in the first round of election. He had received 465,207 votes during the first round of election.