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Afghan election panel disqualifies 10 percent of ballots
About 10 percent of votes cast in last month's parliamentary elections in Afghanistan have been disqualified due to suspected fraud, a spokesman for the Independent Election Commission said Monday....
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When it comes to Afghanistan, what, exactly, is the point?
More than nine years into the war in Afghanistan, there doesn't seem to be a lot that's good to report. From every conceivable angle, things are a mess – starting with the country's attempts at...
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More than 20 percent of vote thrown out in Afghan election
Afghanistan's Independent Election Commission released preliminary results of the September 18 parliamentary elections stating that 1.3 million votes of the total of 5.6 million ballots have been...
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119 candidates disqualified after parliamentary elections
A total of 119 candidates for the Afghan Parliament have been disqualified for different reasons since the September 18 elections for the lower house, an election commission spokesman told CNN. Ahmad...
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Afghanistan investigates charges of election fraud
Four people have been arrested on suspicion of fraudulent activities during Afghanistan's parliamentary elections, the attorney general's office said Thursday. Two are suspected of taking money from...
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Analysts: Inauguration delay could spark more violence
President Hamid Karzai's decision to postpone the inauguration of the Afghan parliament could spark ethnic divisions and more violence, analysts warned Friday. Winners and losers of the September...
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Afghan lawmakers meet as political standoff over parliament continues
Afghan lawmakers met at a hotel in the country's capital Saturday morning to discuss whether to proceed with the inauguration of parliament despite President Hamid Karzai's decision to postpone the...
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Karzai accepts lawmakers' plan to end standoff
Afghanistan's parliament will be inaugurated Wednesday, ending a political standoff, President Hamid Karzai's office said Monday. Humayoun Azizi, Karzai's minister for parliamentary affairs, said the...
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Afghanistan inaugurates new parliament
Afghanistan's new parliament was inaugurated in Kabul on Wednesday, four months after a nationwide election that critics said was marked by extensive fraud. The inauguration ended a political standoff...
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