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Afghan presidential candidate Ashraf Ghani gestures as he addresses a press conference in Kabul on July 5, 2014. (AFP/Wakil Kohsar)
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Head of the Afghan Independent Election Commission (IEC) Ahmad Yousuf Nuristani, center, speaks during a press conference in Kabul on May 15,2014. (AFP Photo/Wakil Koshar)
Afghan election results delayed amid fraud accusations
Kabul, Reuters—Preliminary results from Afghanistan’s presidential election, due to be announced on Wednesday, have been delayed, the head of the election commission said, amid accusations of fraud that threaten to split the fragile country along ethnic lines....Caption:
Supporters of Afghan presidential candidate Abdullah Abdullah protest to demand to halt the election vote counting in Kabul, Afghanistan, on June 21, 2014. (EPA/JAWAD JALALI)
Hundreds protest alleged Afghan election fraud
Kabul, AP—Hundreds of Afghans took to the streets Saturday to protest against alleged fraud in last week’s presidential runoff, forcing a closure of the airport road amid escalating tensions over what Western officials had hoped would be a smooth transfer of...Caption:
Afghanistan’s presidential candidate Abdullah Abdullah speaks during a news conference in Kabul, Afghanistan, Wednesday, June 18, 2014. (AP Photo/Massoud Hossaini)
Afghan candidate seeks halt to runoff vote count
Kabul, AP—Presidential candidate Abdullah Abdullah demanded Wednesday that Afghan electoral authorities stop counting ballots from a weekend runoff vote, citing new allegations of widespread fraud. The election commission refused and appealed to all sides to await...Caption:
Afghan police search residents waiting to cast their ballots as they enter a polling station in Jalalabad on June 14, 2014. (AFP PHOTO/Noorullah Shirzada)