MAZAR-I-SHARIF Afghanistan (Reuters) - A powerful backer of Afghan presidential candidate Abdullah Abdullah said on Thursday his supporters would launch street protests and occupy government buildings if they were unhappy with the outcome of a disputed election.
The statement risked exacerbating tensions in a two-month political crisis that has destabilised Afghanistan ahead of the withdrawal of most foreign troops by the end of 2014, 13 years into a war against Taliban insurgents.
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