Afghanistan Election Fraud

• Ashraf Ghani Wins Afghan Presidential Election, Signs Deal with Rival

  Former finance minister Ashraf Ghani was declared Afghanistan's next president on Sunday, hours after signing a power-sharing deal with his rival Abdullah Abdullah that ended a prolonged standoff over the disputed result.

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  UN Threatens to Cut Afghanistan Aid if Election Staff Harassed

  The United Nations threatened on Saturday to cut aid to Afghanistan if its staff are harassed, responding to tensions surrounding its participation in a drawn-out and bitter investigation into fraud in the still-unresolved presidential election.

• Attempts to Resume Afghan Vote Audit Stall Over Disagreement

  Attempts to resume the audit of Afghanistan's presidential election stalled on Saturday as candidate Abdullah Abdullah disagreed over the criteria to address alleged fraud in the June run-off election.

• John Kerry Brokers Peace between Warring Afghanistan Presidential Candidates

  United States Secretary of State John Kerry has brokered a deal between the top two Presidential candidates in Afghanistan to resolve the impasse over alleged widespread fraud in the run-off polls which had been held to decide a clear winner.

• Afghan Poll Feud Threatens Barack Obama's Smooth Exit Hopes

  Afghanistan's capricious politics and fresh claims of poll fraud on Tuesday clouded President Barack Obama's search for a "responsible" exit from Afghanistan by year's end.

• Barack Obama Tells Afghanistan's Abdullah Abdullah Fraud Charges Merit Review

  US President Barack Obama spoke with Afghan presidential contender Abdullah Abdullah on Monday night to call for calm and dialogue and urge review of fraud charges in that country's election, the White House said on Tuesday.

• Abdullah Abdullah Claims Victory in Contested Afghan Election

  Presidential candidate Abdullah Abdullah claimed victory on Tuesday in Afghanistan's disputed election, blaming fraud for putting him behind poll rival Ashraf Ghani in preliminary results.

• US: 'Thorough Review' of Afghanistan Vote Fraud Claims Needed

  The United States on Monday urged a "full and thorough" review of serious fraud allegations in Afghanistan's presidential election run-off and called for the two candidates to cooperate with the investigations.

• Fraud Stand-Off Delays Afghanistan Election Results

  Last-minute talks delayed the release of Afghanistan's presidential election result on Monday, as the two campaigns tried to thrash out a deal over fraud allegations that threaten to fuel instability.

• Afghan Election Candidate Abdullah Abdullah Set to Reject Result

  Afghan presidential candidate Abdullah Abdullah was set to reject preliminary election results released on Monday, heightening a political crisis over fraud that threatens to trigger instability as US-led troops pull out.

• Afghanistan Election Candidates Feud on Eve of Results

  Afghanistan's rival presidential candidates clashed over alleged fraud on Sunday, ahead of the release of preliminary election results, setting the stage for a prolonged squabble that threatens worsening instability.

• Afghan Election Results Delayed Amid Fraud Accusations

  Preliminary results from Afghanistan's presidential election, due to be announced on Wednesday, have been delayed, an election official said, amid accusations of fraud that threaten to split the fragile country along ethnic lines.

• Afghan Official: Election Results Might be Delayed

  An Afghan official says the release of preliminary results from a runoff vote in the presidential election might be delayed, a move that would further complicate a process that has been marred by fraud allegations.

• Thousands March on Afghanistan President's Palace to Protest Elections

  Thousands of angry protesters marched on the Afghan president's palace on Friday in support of candidate Abdullah Abdullah's allegations that mass fraud had been committed during the presidential election by organisers and state officials.

• Afghan Election Contender Ashraf Ghani Dismisses Fraud Claims

  Afghan presidential candidate Ashraf Ghani on Wednesday defended himself against electoral fraud allegations that have tipped the country into a political crisis, vowing to fight for every ballot cast for him.