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Pakistani journalist and author Ahmed Rashid speaks at the book launch for ‘Reconciliation: Islam, Democracy and the West,’ written by Benazir Bhutto, and released posthumously, on February 12, 2008 in Islamabad, Pakistan. (Photo by John Moore/Getty Images)
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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:
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)
Afghans line up to vote in presidential runoff
Kabul, AP—Amid tight security, Afghans lined up Saturday to vote in a presidential runoff between two candidates who both promise to improve ties with the West and combat corruption as they confront a powerful Taliban insurgency and preside over the withdrawal of most...Caption:
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)
Bombs strike Afghan candidate convoy
Kabul, AP—Two blasts struck the convoy of Afghan presidential candidate Abdullah Abdullah as it left a campaign event at a wedding hall in the capital, Kabul, on Friday, killing four civilians but leaving the candidate himself unharmed, the Interior Ministry said....Caption:
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)