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Karzai Supports Means to End Electoral Deadlock
July 12, 2014
KABUL - The Presidential Palace announced on Thursday that President Hamid Karzai supports the mediation of any third-party institutions in resolving the current electoral ...
Ghani Accepts, Abdullah Rejects UNAMA Offer
July 12, 2014
KABUL - The Reform and Unanimity team, led by Dr. Abdullah Abdullah, on Friday rejected as unacceptable a UN proposal for breaking the deadlock over the outcome of the presidential ...
Kerry Seeks Solution to Election Dispute in Kabul Visit
July 12, 2014
KABUL - The U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry arrived in Kabul on Friday for talks with the two presidential candidates as both Abdullah Abdullah and Ashraf Ghani-Ahmadzai claimed ...
Talk out Issues, Obama Asks Ghani, Abdullah
July 10, 2014
WASHINGTON - US President Barack Obama on Tuesday phoned the leading presidential candidate Ashraf Ghani, stressing the need for political dialogue -- a message he delivered to Dr Abdullah during ...
MPs, Analysts Distressed Over Election Impasse
July 10, 2014
KABUL - With no clear end in site, the impasse in this year's election process, with Abdullah Abdullah still boycotting the results released by election officials, has caused anxiety and frustration ...
IECC Chief Promises Electoral Justice
July 10, 2014
KABUL - At the end of public hearings, the Independent Electoral Complaints Commission (IECC) on Wednesday urged the presidential candidates to help ensure electoral justice ...
Results Have Paved Way for Parallel Govt: Noor
July 09, 2014
MAZAR-I-SHARIF - The governor of northern Balkh province on Tuesday said the release of preliminary results by the Independent Election Commission (IEC) had paved the way for a ...
Kerry Concerned at Balkh Governor’s Remarks
July 09, 2014
WASHINGTON - US Secretary of State John Kerry on Tuesday expressed grave concern over reports of protests in Afghanistan and suggestions of a parallel government, saying there was no ...
Ghani Leads Preliminary Results
July 08, 2014
KABUL - The Independent Election Commission (IEC) announced preliminary results of the runoff presidential election Monday evening with Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai ...
ECC Completes Investigation of Complaints from Central Zone
July 08, 2014
KABUL - Officials of the Electoral Complaints Commission (ECC) completed an inspection of 944 electoral complaints registered from provinces in the central zone with the majority ...
Abdullah Camp Rejects Preliminary Results
July 08, 2014
KABUL - Presidential candidate Abdullah Abdullah's running mate Mohammad Mohaqiq spoke with TOLOnews following the release of preliminary results from the runoff election Monday night. He ...
Quarrel at Kabul University Hostel Injures 24
July 08, 2014
KABUL - Head of the Ali Abad Hospital reported that many students were wounded—some were even stabbed—Sunday night in a brawl at Kabul University ...
Presidential Rivals Meet Again to Resolve Political Standoff
July 07, 2014
KABUL - On the eve of preliminary results from the presidential runoff election, representatives of both the candidates met for a second day on Sunday in Kabul to resolve ...
I will Not Accept Partial Vote Results: Abdullah
July 07, 2014
KABUL - Dr. Abdullah Abdullah said Sunday that his team will not accept the preliminary vote results for the runoff presidential ...
ECC Begins Investigations of Complaints Appeals
July 07, 2014
KABUL - Officials of the Electoral Complaints Commission (ECC) announced that they have started the investigations of appeals in regards to the June 14 complaints, at a meeting in ...
IEC behind Election Deadlock: MPs
July 06, 2014
KABUL - The House of Representative or Wolesi Jirga Members on Saturday said that the Independent Election Commission (IEC) failed the election process and has lost its creditability among ...
No more Delays in Results Acceptable: Ghani
July 06, 2014
KABUL - Presidential candidate Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai on Saturday asked the Independent Election Commission not to delay further the release of preliminary results from the June 14 ...
400 Oil Tankers Torched Outside Kabul
July 06, 2014
KABUL - At least 400 tankers reportedly transporting oil for security forces caught fire overnight in Paghman district outside the capital Kabul, an official said on ...
Afghanistan's Stability Depends on Election Results: EU
July 05, 2014
KABUL - Representatives of the European Union (EU) have met with President Hamid Karzai, election officials and the presidential candidates to find a solution to the election ...
US Senators Meet with Presidential Candidates
July 05, 2014
KABUL - Afghanistan's electoral crisis has dragged two prominent U.S. Senators to Kabul to find an end to the electoral ...
Amarkhail Would Not Escape if Innocent: Nuristani
July 05, 2014
KABUL - The Chairman of the Independent Election Commission (IEC) has called Zia-ul-Haq Amarkhail, former IEC Secretariat, guilty emphasizing that Amarkhail's alleged involvement in fraud ...
IEC to Announce Preliminary Results on Monday
July 03, 2014
KABUL - The Independent Election Commission (IEC) on Wednesday announced that the runoff preliminary results would be delayed for further investigations of 1,930 polling ...
IEC Panned for Inaction, Negligence
July 03, 2014
KABUL - A number of former election officials and the Afghan public criticized the Independent Election Commission (IEC) this week for its supposed lack of effort to prevent fraud during this ...
Int’l Community Reps Meet with Candidates
July 03, 2014
KABUL - Afghanistan’s two Presidential candidates – Dr. Abdullah Abdullah and Dr. Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai, along with their Vice-Presidential running mates and other leading members ...
Runoff Preliminary Results Delayed
July 02, 2014
KABUL - An official from the election management body has confirmed that the announcement of the preliminary results will be delayed until the end of this week because votes from 2,000 ...
BSA, SOFA to be Signed in 2 Months: MoFA
July 02, 2014
KABUL - The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) said on Tuesday the bilateral security agreement (BSA) with the US and the proposed Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA) with NATO would ...
IECC Seeks UN Assistance to Verify Fraud Related Claims
July 02, 2014
KABUL - The Independent Electoral Complaint Commission (IECC) on Tuesday asked the United Nations to extend its help to verify the fraud-related audio clips recently released by the ...
Afghan Drugs are Still a Major Global Problem
July 01, 2014
KABUL - As a result, the president of the Security Council issued a statement. Illicit drug trafficking remains a significant threat to international peace and stability and ...
Pakistan Has Direct Link in Helmand Clashes: Spanta
July 01, 2014
KABUL - Dr. Rangin Dadfar Spanta, national security advisor to President Hamid Karzai, said Monday that Pakistani forces have direct link in deadly clashes in souther Helmand ...
Noor Asks Candidates to Respect IEC Decision
July 01, 2014
KABUL - The Independent Election Commission (IEC) on Monday said all questions raised by presidential candidate Dr. Abdullah Abdullah were answered in line with established law, asking ...
Abdullah Team Accuses ECC of Plotting Fraud
July 01, 2014
KABUL - Members of presidential candidate Abdullah Andullah's campaign team have accused the Electoral Complaints Commission (ECC) of planning extensive electoral fraud during ...
IEC Benefits High While Work Standard Low
July 01, 2014
KABUL - Members of the Independent Election Commission (IEC) receive great benefits as being part of the country's well-funded election management organization. However, the ...
IEC Commits to Announce Preliminary Results on Time
June 30, 2014
KABUL - The Independent Election Commission (IEC) on Saturday said that they will announce the preliminary results as scheduled, on Wednesday ...
Power Transfer on 5th Day of Eid: Karzai
June 30, 2014
KABUL - With the electoral deadlock still persisting, President Hamid Karzai on Saturday reiterated his administration’s plan ...
Tens of Thousands Protests over Frauds in Runoff
June 28, 2014
KABUL – Tens of Thousands of protesters have taken to the streets of Kabul City on Friday marching alongside Abdullah Abdullah in protest of frauds that took place in the presidential runoff ...