The lengthened electoral deadlock, subsequent to unaddressed claims of industrial scale fraud by Dr. Abdullah has earned an international concentration. The world leaders, including president Obama had previously, urged the two candidates and extended support to the continuation of the democratic process. However, the harmonious finalization of the disputed electoral process rests to compilation of fair and transparent results. How to work out an agreeable means and strategies pleading congenial solution, is a query yet to be responded?

To give an impulse to the stationary electoral process, UN had formerly suggested an investigation into votes from over 8,000 polling stations - 43 percent or 3.5 million ballots. Abdullah’s camp turned down the suggestion, demanding a comprehensive audit of ballots from 11,000 polling stations, in the presence of representatives of the candidates, media and international observers. Undeniably, the runoff showed a high degree of turnout, more than expected, seemingly incredible if not plausible, seeing the ground realities. This too, has registered grave concerns demanding supporting the invalidation of surplus ballots.  

Observing lots of irregularities, the report of European Union Election Assessment Team (EU EAT) agreed, the need of an all-inclusive audit of polling stations that affects one-third of the polling sites and 4.2 million votes. The high number of discrepancies is a "worrying proportion", stresses the EU EAT. The observers said that of the 2,229 problematic polling stations, "only 135 were excluded from the preliminary results."

Following the rejection of former proposal the UNAMA has come forth with a more exclusive way out strengthening the credibility of result assemblage of the runoff. Previously, UNAMA proposed for an additional audit aimed at strengthening the credibility of the country’s electoral process and acceptance of the results from the recent presidential election run-off by both campaigns and Afghans.

Based on extensive consultation with the two campaigns, the following set of audit criteria is contained in the proposal put forth by the UN for 8,050 polling stations (35 % polling stations) and 3.5 million ballots (44 percent ballots cast): All polling stations with 595+ votes (including repeating the audit of 599+ votes already conducted by the IEC).

All female polling stations that were staffed by male workers.

 • All polling centres where, although the number of female polling stations was less than or equal to that of male polling stations, the votes from female polling stations exceeded votes from male polling stations.

• All polling stations where votes received by either candidate is a multiple of fifty, starting from 100 votes.

Devoid of all concerns and formulated strategies, it is noteworthy to put and end to electoral crisis, by keeping the workability then specialty of proposed strategies, in consideration. Any strategy succeeding to secure the confidence of the two campaigns and Afghans whilst being able to drag the country out of lengthened impasse, which is invalidation of fraud votes.