Afghan Election Marred by Fraud, Intimidation, Violence, Low Turnout

In Afghanistan, election authorities are preparing to publish the first partial results from last week’s presidential election, but the small sample of ten percent may do little to resolve a dispute over the outcome. The August 20th election was marred by fraud, intimidation, violence and low turnout in many areas. The Electoral Complaints Commission says it is looking into at least 250 allegations of misconduct. Full Story »

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by Dwight Rousu - Aug. 25, 2009

Details of the allegations of fraud are reported.

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