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Saudi Arabia Crown Prince Salman (R) greets Afghan President Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai (L) in Riyadh October 26, 2014 (SPA).

Afghan president visits Saudi Arabia

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Oct 26, 2014 | Middle East

London, Asharq Al-Awsat—Afghanistan’s President Ashraf Ghani visited Saudi Arabia on Sunday, fulfilling a vow made during his presidential election campaign to make a religious pilgrimage to the country. President Ghani was welcomed to Riyadh by Saudi Arabia’s Crown...

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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 presidential candidates (L-R) Abdullah Abdullah, Qayum Karzai, Abdul Rahim Wardak, Zalmai Rassoul and Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai participate in the first presidential election debate at a local TV channel studio in Kabul February 4, 2014. (Reuters/Omar Sobhani)

Afghanistan: The Men Who Would Be King

by Ahmad Quraishi | Feb 14, 2014 | Features

Kabul, Asharq Al-Awsat—One of the longest presidential election campaigns in the world is under way in Afghanistan. It precedes an election that is widely seen as being crucial to the nation’s future stability. Should it prove to be free and fair, it could be the...