"I'm coming into this job with my eyes open, and no illusions, " Mr Brahimi told the BBC's Lyse Doucet in an interview in New York.

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The BBC's Lyse Doucet in Kabul says there had been intense discussion in recent days as to whether scrapping the second round would be constitutionally legal.

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Lyse Doucet also spent nearly five years in West and South Asia, starting in Kabul in 1988-1989 to cover the withdrawal of Russian troops from Afghanistan.

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The trust's chair Tracy Doucet stepped down last year after a letter from the independent health regulator group Monitor stated it was "extremely concerned by the very serious issues facing the trust".

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Lyse Doucet began her BBC career in Africa where she spent four years covering events in West and North Africa including a spate of military coups, and recurrent drought and famine in the Sahel.

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In September, the trust's chair Tracy Doucet stepped down after a letter from the independent health regulator group Monitor was made public that stated it was "extremely concerned by the very serious issues facing the trust".

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Not to mention that Arizona also has a promising young receiver in Early Doucet, who has constantly improved over his four years in the league, posting career highs last season in receptions (54), yards (689) and touchdowns (5).

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Before joining BBC World's team of presenters in London this year, Lyse Doucet spent five years in the Middle East, living first in Jordan where she covered the historic negotiations which led to the Israeli Jordanian peace agreement.

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