Widespread Fraud Seen in Latest Afghan Elections (Published 2010)
KABUL, Afghanistan � Evidence is mounting that fraud in last weekend’s parliamentary election was so widespread that it could affect the results in a third of provinces, calling into question the credibility of a vote that was an important test of the American and Afghan effort to build a stable and legitimate government. The complaints to provincial election commissions have so far included video
After Afghan Vote, Complaints of Fraud Surface (Published 2010)
Afghans cast their ballots in Kabul on Saturday.Credit...Hossein Fatemi/Associated Press KABUL, Afghanistan � The farmers in Nagahan, a village in Kandahar Province, lined up early to cast their votes on Saturday, but there were no ballots and no ballot boxes, making the election seem a cruel joke. “We waited until afternoon for the election material to arrive,” said Haji-Qaum Jan Aka, 50, a villa
Afghans brave Taliban to vote in parliamentary election
Security has been tight across the country, with voters being searched by police at polling stations Afghans have voted in a key parliamentary election, with turnout estimated at about 40%, although there have been a number of Taliban attacks. At least 14 people were killed, the Afghan interior ministry said, including six security force members in a Taliban attack in the north. There have also be
Fear and loathing on the campaign trail for Afghan MPs
He is part of a group of people in Afghanistan who are under direct threat from the Taliban. As the insurgents see it, his "crime" is to stand as a candidate for the parliamentary elections on 18 September. Mahmood admits he is scared, but that won't stop him from running as an MP for the eastern province of Ghazni. "Everyday I'm worried; my family's worried," says Mr Gilani. "But we have this aim
BBC News - Afghan election chief and deputy resign
Page last updated at 10:57 GMT, Wednesday, 7 April 2010 11:57 UK The head of Afghanistan's Independent Election Commission (IEC) and his deputy have resigned, officials say. A spokesman for President Hamid Karzai said commission president Azizullah Ludin's tenure had ended and that he did not want to continue in the post. The commission's chief electoral officer, Daoud Ali Najafi, has also submitt
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