Politics | Valerie Jarrett Jarrett: Abdullah Quitting Isn't a Complication Says election up to Afghan gov't; Obama decision may be delayed By Polly Davis Doig Posted Nov 1, 2009 8:54 AM CST Copied Afghanistan's presidential challenger Abdullah Abdullah gestures after announcing his decision not to participate in a run-off election in Kabul, Afghanistan, Sunday, Nov. 1, 2009. (Gemunu Amarasinghe) See 1 more photo Senior White House adviser Valerie Jarrett says Abdullah Abdullah's withdrawal from next weekend's runoff election in Afghanistan won't complicate the White House's decision-making process on a war strategy. But Jarrett tells George Stephanopoulos that the president's decision could slide back to late November. “The President will make a decision when he is confident he has all the facts he needs,” she said. “We don’t think that’s it’s going to add a complication to the strategy,” she said on This Week, according to Politico. “It’s up to the Afghan people and their authorities to decide how to proceed going forward. We watch the election very carefully. And we’re going to work with the leader of the Afghan government, and hopefully that’s going to improve the state of conditions for the people in Afghanistan and also help us as we try to bring this war to a close.” Read These Next New York Times ranks the best movies of the 21st century. A man has been deported for kicking an airport customs beagle. White House rolls with Trump's 'daddy' nickname. Actor Sam Rockwell gets residuals from movie he wasn't in. See 1 more photo Report an error