KABUL: The brother of Afghan President Hamid Karzai on Thursday dropped out of the country’s election and endorsed Zalmai Rassoul, a move widely seen as signalling the current leader’s preferred choice of successor.

“I and my team, we consider ourselves as a key part of this new alliance and declare my support for Doctor Zalmai Rassoul,” Qayum Karzai told a press conference in Kabul.

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