India, Afghanistan aid Pakistan militants
Region: IndiaIndia and Afghanistan have covertly aided the outlawed Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan Geo TV reported on Sunday quoting an official report. It said that 23 arrested militants of the group allegedly confessed they had links... more
Views: 947Poor Results Prompt US to Revise Military Strategy in Afghanistan
Region: AfghanistanGen. Stanley McChrystal is reexamining the American military strategy in Afghanistan, and has stressed that Afghan forces must take the lead. McChrystal’s Strategy Review Sources in this Story BB... more
Views: 2613Afghan Elections: More Evidence of Helmand Poll Fraud
Region: AfghanistanAs the vote count trickles on, complaints have grown to a flood. By IWPR reporters (ARR No. 334, 01-Sep-09) “I know there was no fraud in Nad Ali,” said Hajji Dastagir, a local candidate in Afghanistan&rsq... more
Views: 1298Fraud Claims Question Afghan Poll Credibility
Region: AfghanistanElection commission received over 400 complaints so far, with more than 40 possibly major enough to affect outcome. By Sayed Yaqub Ibrahimi in Kabul (ARR No. 334, 24-Aug-09) Afghans are complaining that the last week&... more
Views: 822Afghan Candidate Ashraf Ghani Tweets About Voter Intimidation
Region: Afghanistan
Today as Afghanis flooded the polls amid a government ban on media coverage, citizen journalism came from a surprising source: one of the candidates. It's barely a sentence, but it's enough; around 10:00 AM ET, Ashraf Gha... more
Views: 1557Video: Man Demonstrates Voter Fraud in Afghan Election
Region: Afghanistan
KABUL - This voter demonstrates how you can erase the “indelible ink” from your thumb, obtain a counterfeit voter card, and vote again as many times as you like. He says counterfeit cards are very accessible ri... more
Views: 1240Militant threats force closure of polling centers in Faryab, Afghanistan
Region: AfghanistanMAIMANA (PAN): Two polling stations could not be opened in Qaisar district of northern Faryab province due to insurgent threats. One polling station in Khwaja Kinti and another in Kahf village of the district stayed clos... more
Views: 1077Much of Afghanistan Struggles Without Electricity
Region: AfghanistanBy Lutfullah Kamran JALALABAD - Over the last three decades Afghanistan has been in constant war, and has lost most of its facilities. One of them is electricity, which all of the people need but most do not have. &nbs... more
Views: 1873Afghan candidates got cash from abroad: Koshani
Region: AfghanistanBy Zubair Babakarkhel KABUL (Pajhwok Afghan News): Presidential candidate Mehboobullah Koshani has accused some candidates of receiving financial support from abroad during the two-month election campaign that ended at mi... more
Views: 965Absence of candidates’ wives in elections criticized
Region: AfghanistanBy Nazifa Sadat KABUL (Pajhwok Afghan News): Despite their claims to support women’s rights, the presidential candidates generally have not allowed their wives to work or be a public part of their campaign. Women v... more
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