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Ahmad Yousuf Nouristani, chairman of the Independent Election Commission, from right second, speaks during a press conference in Kabul, Afghanistan, Sunday, April 13, 2014. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul)

Partial results show tight race in Afghan election

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Apr 13, 2014 | World

Kabul, AP—Two clear front-runners emerged in Afghanistan’s presidential election on Sunday, as partial results showed a tight race between President Hamid Karzai’s closest rival in the last vote and a former World Bank official. With 10 percent of the...

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Afghan MP Shukria Barakzai, in Kabul, April 2014 (Asharq Al-Awsat)

Afghan female MP: We will not surrender to the Taliban

by Mohammed Al-Shafey | Apr 12, 2014 | Interviews

Kabul, Asharq Al-Awsat—Shukria Barakzai is perhaps the most well-known of the female MPs in the National Assembly of Afghanistan, largely because she has been a very outspoken advocate for women’s rights and a vocal critic of Taliban influence in the Assembly. She...

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Afghan presidential candidate Qayum Karzai, (C), the elder brother of Afghan President Hamid Karzai, attends an election gathering in Kabul on February 2, 2014 (AFP PHOTO/ Wakil KOHSAR)

Afghan presidential election campaign kicks off

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Feb 2, 2014 | World

Kabul, AP—Campaigning officially opened Sunday in Afghanistan’s presidential election, with 11 candidates vying to succeed President Hamid Karzai in polls seen as a crucial test of whether the country can ensure a stable political transition. The April 5...