Tag: Afghanistan

Afghan presidential candidate Abdullah Abdullah speaks during a press conference at his residence in Kabul, Afghanistan, Sunday, July 6, 2014. The country's election crisis deepened Sunday as the two presidential candidates, Abdullah and Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai, sparred over the release of preliminary results and calls mounted for a broader investigation of suspect ballots amid allegations of massive fraud. Abdullah, who garnered the most votes in the first round of voting on April 5 but failed to get the majority needed to win outright, has boycotted the electoral institutions after alleging widespread ballot box stuffing and other efforts to rig the June 14 runoff vote against him. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul)

Afghan candidates spar over release of results

Rahim Faiez · July 6, 2014 5:10 pm

Smoke rises from the Kabul airport after an attack in Afghanistan, Thursday, July 3, 2014. An Afghan official says militants fired two rockets into the military side of the Kabul airport, striking President Hamid Karzai's helicopter as it sat on the tarmac. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul)

EU urges wider fraud probe in Afghan elections

Amir Shah · July 3, 2014 6:33 pm

Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers prepare to remove a destroyed military bus at the site of a suicide attack in Kabul, Afghanistan, Wednesday, June 2, 2014. A suicide bomber attacked the air force bus in Afghanistan's capital early Wednesday, killing at least four people, security officials said. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul)

Suicide bomber kills 11 in Afghan capital

Amir Shah · July 2, 2014 5:19 pm

State Dept. special rep for Afghanistan to retire

Washington Examiner · July 2, 2014 5:50 am

FILE - In this Tuesday, June 10, 2014 file photo, Afghan presidential candidate Abdullah Abdullah greets supporters at an election campaign rally in Ghor province, Afghanistan. The planned release of preliminary results from the runoff vote in Afghanistan's presidential election will probably be postponed, a spokesman said Tuesday, a move that comes as officials struggle to resolve an impasse over fraud allegations. Abdullah Abdullah, one of the two candidates vying to replace President Hamid Karzai, has warned he would boycott the results as he claims that supporters of his rival Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai engineered fraud in the June 14 balloting. (AP Photo/Omar Sobhani, Pool, File)

Afghan official: election results might be delayed

RAHIM FAIEZAMIR SHAH · July 1, 2014 9:55 pm

Afghanistan's presidential candidate Abdullah Abdullah, center, waves to his supporters during a protest against election fraud in Kabul, Afghanistan, Friday, June 27, 2014. Afghanistan's security situation has been complicated by a political crisis stemming from allegations of massive fraud in the recent election to replace President Hamid Karzai, the only leader the country has known since the Taliban regime was ousted nearly 13 years ago. Abdullah Abdullah, one of two candidates who competed a runoff vote on June 14 suspended his relations with the Independent Election Commission after he accused electoral officials of engineering extensive vote rigging, allegations they have denied. (AP Photo/Massoud Hossaini)

Thousands of Afghans protest alleged vote fraud

Amir Shah · June 27, 2014 3:50 pm

Supporters of Afghan presidential candidate Abdullah Abdullah shouts slogans during a protest in Kabul, Afghanistan, Thursday, June 26, 2014. Afghanistan's security situation has been complicated by a political crisis stemming from allegations of massive fraud in the recent election to replace President Hamid Karzai, the only leader the country has known since the Taliban regime was ousted nearly 13 years ago. Abdullah Abdullah, one of two candidates who competed a runoff vote on June 14 suspended his relations with the Independent Election Commission after he accused electoral officials of engineering extensive vote rigging, allegations they have denied. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul)

Death toll rises in southern Afghanistan battle

MIRWAIS KHANAMIR SHAH · June 26, 2014 8:17 pm

Afghanistan's presidential candidate Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai, center, asks a cameraman to move to the right side, during an event at his residence in Kabul, Afghanistan, Wednesday, June 25, 2014. Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai, called on Abdullah to rejoin the process and demanded that the commission stick to the official timetable for releasing preliminary results next week. (AP Photo/Massoud Hossaini)

Afghan forces fight Taliban onslaught in south

MIRWAIS KHANRAHIM FAIEZ · June 25, 2014 7:00 pm

Afghanistan's presidential candidate Abdullah Abdullah, center, leaves after a news conference in Kabul, Afghanistan, Monday, June 23, 2014. Afghanistan's chief electoral officer resigned Monday in a bid to resolve a political crisis over allegations of massive fraud in the runoff presidential vote earlier this month. (AP Photo/Massoud Hossaini)

Afghan official quits in bid to end crisis

RAHIM FAIEZAMIR SHAH · June 23, 2014 4:38 pm

Will Iraq Make Obama Re-Think Afghanistan Policy?

Daniel Halper · June 21, 2014 4:21 pm

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)

Calls mount for UN help in Afghan election crisis

AMIR SHAHKIM GAMEL · June 20, 2014 5:06 pm

Afghanistan's presidential candidate Abdullah Abdullah, center, waits for journalists before a news conference in Kabul, Afghanistan, Thursday, June 19, 2014. Afghanistan's political crisis is showing no signs of easing as presidential candidate Abdullah said the electoral commission has ignored his demands and he will not resume cooperation with them. (AP Photo/Massoud Hossaini)

Taliban strike NATO trucks in east Afghanistan

RAHIM FAIEZAMIR SHAH · June 19, 2014 8:13 pm