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A Taliban fighter poses with weapons in an undisclosed location in Afghanistan October 30, 2009. (Reuters)

Taliban spokesman: Mullah Omar alive and in charge

by Mohammed Al-Shafey | Jun 1, 2014 | World

London, Asharq Al-Awsat—Taliban leader Mullah Omar is alive and continues to lead the movement’s political and military operations, official Taliban spokesman Zabiullah Mujahid told Asharq Al-Awsat. “He stands at the apex of the Taliban’s political, military and...

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Afghan presidential candidate Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai, center, arrives to addresses a news conference in Kabul, Afghanistan, Thursday, May 15, 2014. Afghan voters will return to the polls next month to choose a successor to outgoing President Hamid Karzai, whose refusal to sign a deal permitting U.S. troops to stay beyond the end of the year […]

Opinion: The Biggest Threat to the Afghan Election

by Camelia Entekhabi-Fard | May 17, 2014 | Opinion

Kabul—The Independent Election Commission of Afghanistan announced the results of the 2014 presidential election on Thursday, saying there will be a runoff vote between the two top candidates, Abdullah Abdullah and Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai. The next round of voting has...

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Head of the Afghan Independent Election Commission Ahmad Yousuf Nuristani (C) speaks during a press conference in Kabul on May 15, 2014. (AFP PHOTO/WAKIL KOHSAR)

Afghan presidential election goes to runoff

by Asharq Al-Awsat | May 15, 2014 | World

Kabul, AP—Afghan voters will return to the polls next month to choose a successor to outgoing President Hamid Karzai, whose refusal to sign a deal permitting US troops to stay beyond the end of the year has raised security concerns as the Taliban press their deadly...

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In this Wednesday, April 2, 2014, file photo an Afghan election worker carries a ballot box at an election commission office in Jalalabad, east of Kabul, Afghanistan. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul, File)

Afghans brace for another round of voting, bargaining begins

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Apr 26, 2014 | World

Kabul, Reuters—The leading candidates in the race to become Afghanistan’s next president have started lobbying in anticipation of a run-off with final preliminary election results on Saturday expected to show none of the eight runners winning an absolute...

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Afghan Presidential Candidate Abdullah Abdullah shows his inked finger as he casts his vote at a local polling station in Kabul, on April 5, 2014. (AFP/Hashmatullah)

Abdullah opens up lead in Afghan presidential vote

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Apr 20, 2014 | World

Kabul, Reuters—Former foreign minister Abdullah Abdullah has opened a lead in the Afghan presidential race, the latest official tally of votes released on Sunday showed, although half of the votes have yet to be counted. Afghanistan’s Independent Election...