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Abdullah Abdullah speaks to Asharq Al-Awsat in Kabul in April 2014. (Asharq Al-Awsat)

Abdullah Abdullah: Security, rule of law should be new Afghan government’s priorities

by Mohammed Al-Shafey | Apr 10, 2014 | Interviews

Kabul, Asharq Al-Awsat— Despite worries that action by the Taliban would prove to be an insurmountable obstacle, Afghanistan’s election on April 5 saw a turnout of around 60 percent. There has since been some evidence of fraud, presented by the head of the country’s...

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Afghan election commission workers unload ballot boxes at the IEC (Independent Election Commission) in Kandahar on April 7, 2014. (AFP/Banaras KHAN)

Rivals cry foul as early results put Abdullah ahead in Afghan capital

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Apr 7, 2014 | World

Kabul, Reuters—Preliminary tallies from Afghanistan’s presidential election showed former foreign minister Abdullah Abdullah leading in parts of Kabul on Monday but, with ballot counting likely to last weeks, it was far too early to predict a winner. The two...

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Afghan election workers write numbers on ballot boxes at a counting center in Kabul April 6, 2014. (Reuters/Mohammad Ismail)

Smooth Afghan election raises questions about Taliban’s strength

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Apr 6, 2014 | World

Kabul, Reuters—A bigger-than-expected turnout in Afghanistan’s presidential election and the Taliban’s failure to significantly disrupt the vote has raised questions about the capacity of the insurgents to tip the country back into chaos as foreign troops...

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Afghan voters wait outside a polling station in Jalalabad on April 5, 2014. Afghan voters went to the polls to choose a successor to President Hamid Karzai, braving Taliban threats in a landmark election held as US-led forces wind down their long intervention in the country. AFP PHOTO/NOORULLAH SHIRZADA

Afghans vote in landmark poll, undeterred by threats

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Apr 5, 2014 | World

Kabul and Kandahar, Reuters—Voting was largely peaceful in Afghanistan’s presidential election on Saturday, with only isolated attacks on polling stations as a country racked by decades of chaos embarked on its first-ever democratic transfer of power. A roadside...

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TOPSHOTS An Afghan villager carries election materials over his shoulders as he hikes back to his village along a country road high in the mountains of Shutul District in northern Afghanistan on April 4, 2014. Afghans will vote on April 5 in the country’s third presidential election to choose a successor to Hamid Karzai, who […]

Opinion: Afghans Rise to the Challenge

by Camelia Entekhabi-Fard | Apr 5, 2014 | Opinion

Kabul—Today, after Kabul and most of the other major cities in Afghanistan turned into ghost towns over security concerns, Afghans are going to the polls to choose their next president. Despite the insecurity, it is hard to miss out on the opportunity to participate...