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Afghan government says it`s ready for April vote

Last Updated: Monday, July 29, 2013, 18:32

An Afghan official says the country`s security forces are prepared for the presidential election next April, though five districts remain gripped by insurgency.

‘Taliban`s return to power in Afghan likely’

Last Updated: Friday, November 2, 2012, 23:33

The Taliban is likely to return to power "fairly quickly and easily" in Afghanistan after the exit of US-led NATO forces from the war-torn country, former Indian foreign secretary Krishnan Srinivasan has said.

Afghan govt throws out 1.3 million votes

Last Updated: Wednesday, October 20, 2010, 23:40

Afghan has released full preliminary results from last month`s parliamentary election, throwing out more than 20% of ballots because of fraud.

Afghan polls: One million votes may be nullified amid reports of fraud

Last Updated: Monday, October 18, 2010, 13:18

In the wake of the preliminary results of the September 18 Afghan parliamentary elections having been postponed, interviews with Afghan and Western officials have indicated that fraud was pervasive in the elections.

New Afghan elections chief sworn in

Last Updated: Thursday, April 22, 2010, 19:24

The new head of Afghanistan`s main electoral body was sworn in on Thursday, a high-profile reform that the United Nations has endorsed as a move towards free and fair elections later this year.

Afghan vote fraud allegations mount

Last Updated: Monday, August 24, 2009, 18:29

The outcry over alleged vote fraud in Afghanistan`s election has escalated, with President Hamid Karzai`s chief opponent charging that turnout figures were padded.

Mass rigging in Afghan vote: Abdullah Abdullah

Last Updated: Sunday, August 23, 2009, 19:23

Afghan President Hamid Karzai`s main challenger said on Sunday he had evidence that last week`s election had been widely rigged by the incumbent and that he had lodged more than 100 complaints.

Ballots or bullets: Afghanistan makes a choice

Last Updated: Friday, August 21, 2009, 10:16

History lies in the making as the <i>hoi polloi</i> vote in Afghan Presidential polls on August 20, making a tryst with future and destiny.

UN chief Ban urges Afghans to go out and vote

Last Updated: Wednesday, August 19, 2009, 11:42

On the eve of the Presidential election in Afghanistan, UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon on Wednesday asked the people of the country to go out and cast their ballot to help strengthen their democratic institutions.