There is good news and bad news in the withdrawal of President Karzai's opponent in the November 7 run-off election.The good news is that Dr. Abdullah Abdullah will not call for a boycott of the vote. The bad news is that it probably means a cancellation of the vote and a crisis in Afghan politics.The BBC's Andrew North reports:President Karzai's spokesman Waheed Omar said the withdrawal was "very unfortunate", but the election should go ahead as planned."The process has to complete itself, the people of Afghanistan have to be given the right to vote.Earlier, the US said a pull-out would not invalidate the vote's legitimacy.Secretary of State Hillary Clinton told reporters in the United Arab Emirates: "We see that happen in our own country where, for whatever combination of reasons, one of the candidates decides not to go forward."But the BBC's Andrew North, in Kabul, says Abdullah Abdullah's withdrawal means this is uncharted territory, and it is unclear...(Read Full Post)