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Afghan security personnel investigate the site of a suicide attack that struck the convoy of presidential candidate Abdullah Abdullah in Kabul, Afghanistan, on Friday, June 6, 2014. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul)
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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
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...Caption:
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
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...Caption:
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
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...Caption:
Afghan presidential candidate Abdullah Abdullah arrives for an interview in Kabul April 24, 2014. The Afghanistan presidential vote is poised to go to a run-off, the election chief said on Thursday, after the latest tally of ballots showed neither Abdullah Abdullah nor Ashraf Ghani securing an outright majority. REUTERS/Mohammad Ismail (AFGHANISTAN – Tags: ELECTIONS POLITICS)