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FILE - In this file photo taken on Wednesday, June 11, 2014, Afghanistan's presidential candidate Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai stands as he listens to the national anthem during his last campaign rally in Kabul, Afghanistan. A proposal for the U.N. to mediate a crisis over allegations of election fraud gained momentum Friday, June 20, as President Hamid Karzai backed the idea and the U.N. said it stood ready to help. (AP Photo/Massoud Hossaini, File)

News

Calls mount for UN help in Afghan election crisis

AMIR SHAHKIM GAMEL -

June 20, 2014 5:06 pm

FILE - In this Saturday, April 5, 2014 file photo, roses lay in front of a picture of the Associated Press photographer Anja Niedringhaus, 48, who was killed April 4, 2014 in Afghanistan, in Paris. Fellow officers say the Afghan police commander who killed Niedringhaus and wounded reporter Kathy Gannon seemed a calm, pious man who may have come under the influence of Islamic fundamentalists calling for vengeance against foreigners over drone strikes. (AP Photo/Michel Euler, File)

National Security

Afghan probe begins in attack on AP journalists

AMIR SHAHKIM GAMEL -

April 10, 2014 7:36 am

Afghan policemen arrive after a suicide bomber wearing a military uniform struck the entrance gate of the Interior Ministry compound in Kabul, Afghanistan, Wednesday, April 2, 2014. Ministry of Interior spokesman Sediq Sediqqi said the bomber, who was wearing a military uniform to evade security checks, reached the entrance of the heavily fortified ministry compound before detonating his explosives. (AP Photo/Massoud Hossaini)

National Security

Bomb kills 6 at well-guarded area in Afghanistan

AMIR SHAHKIM GAMEL -

April 2, 2014 7:48 pm