KABUL (PAN): Residents of central Pajnsher and Parwan provinces on Saturday announced support to the preliminary results of the August 20 presidential elections.
KABUL (PAN): Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Friday welcomed the successful holding of presidential and provincial elections in Afghanistan and congratulated Karzai for leading the vote count, the President's Office said.
KABUL (PAN): The United States has expressed the hope investigations into complaints and required audits and recounts would be carried out rigorously and in a timely fashion with maximum cooperation between the two independent electoral bodies.
KABUL (PAN): Fourteen people including six Italian soldiers were killed and 59 others including foreigners wounded in a powerful car suicide bombing in capital Kabul on Thursday, according to Afghan public health ministry and Italian defence minister.
KABUL (PAN): About 1.5 million votes cast in the August 20 presidential elections, mostly in favour of the incumbent Karzai, are suspect and must be checked for fraud, said European observers here on Wednesday.
KABUL (PAN): According to complete preliminary results of last month's presidential election released Wednesday, President Hamid Karzai is on course to win re-election in a single round.
GHAZNI CITY (PAN): The main bazaar in Andar district of southern Ghazni province has been closed after Taliban issued threats to shopkeepers in the lead-up to the August 20 presidential and provincial council elections.
KUNDUZ CITY (PAN): Taliban insurgents and regional authorities have simultaneously released lists of victims of a deadly NATO air strike in Chahar Dara district of northern Kunduz province.
KABUL (PAN): The Independent Election Commission (IEC), spurning new allegations of fraud from Dr. Abdullah Abdullah, has said it is the only authorised institution to manage and observe elections in accordance with the relevant law.
KABUL (PAN): Inching closer to the 50+1 magic figure, President Hamid Karzai continues to lead in partial presidential election results. In fact, he extended his lead to 48.60percent over his closest challenger on Sunday.
