Afghanistan Vote Counting

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  As Afghanistan Votes For A New Parliament, Terror Attacks Leave 170 Dead

  Afghan election workers began counting votes on Saturday following a partial legislative ballot tarnished by scores of deadly terror attacks, technical glitches and administrative chaos.

• Afghan Election Rivals Square Up For Results Showdown

  Afghanistan's rival presidential candidates on Monday ratcheted up tension ahead of the release of results, with one campaign team preparing for victory and the other rejecting the vote count in a dispute that could trigger instability.

• Abdullah Abdullah Says 'Open to Talks' After Afghan Election Official Quits

  Afghan presidential candidate Abdullah Abdullah said on Monday he may end his boycott of the election vote count following the resignation of a senior official accused of fraud.

• Afghanistan's Abdullah Calls on Election Officials to Halt Count

  Afghan presidential candidate Abdullah Abdullah on Wednesday demanded election organisers stop counting ballots because of widespread fraud, potentially derailing what is seen as a make-or-break vote before most foreign troops leave.

• Presidential Candidate Abdullah Demands Halt to Afghanistan Vote Count Over 'Fraud'

  Afghan presidential election candidate Abdullah Abdullah on Wednesday demanded a halt to vote-counting over fraud allegations, raising the prospect of a political crisis during the country's first democratic transition of power.

• Afghan preliminary election results due as run-off looms

  Afghanistan is set to announce preliminary presidential election results on Saturday, with former foreign minister Abdullah Abdullah ahead in early counting but below the 50-per cent vote required to avoid a run-off.

• Abdullah Abdullah increases lead in Afghanistan presidential polls

  The former foreign minister in the cabinet of outgoing President Hamid Karzai has to get over 50 per cent of the total votes polled to win the landmark elections.

• Afghan vote-counting under way amid fears of irregularities

  Vote-counting in Afghanistan's parliamentary election was under way today after millions defied militant threats to cast their votes in the war-ravaged nation.International allies praised Afghans for their courage amid fresh violence that saw 14 civilians killed during the second parliamentary vote since the 2001 US-led invasion ousted the Taliban....