Afghan president rejects resignation of fraud investigator in disputed vote

October 14th, 2009 KABUL - Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai has expressed concern about the investigation into election fraud in Afghanistan. In an interview on US TV, the BBC quoted Karzai, as saying that the resignation of an Afghan member of the UN-backed panel "cast serious doubt" on its work.

October 13th, 2009 Afghan leader accused of meddling in fraud probeKABUL — Afghan President Hamid Karzai's top challenger in disputed elections alleged Tuesday the embattled head of state engineered the resignation of a chief fraud investigator to cast doubt over a process that may force a runoff vote. Results from the Aug.

October 13th, 2009 Karzai staunchly defends Afghan election ballotingWASHINGTON — Afghanistan's President Hamid Karzai on Tuesday acknowledged irregularities in the Aug. 20 presidential election while arguing it was "good and fair and worthy of praise, not scorn." Interviewed from Kabul on ABC's "Good Morning America," Karzai declined to insert himself publicly in the current Obama administration internal debate over possible changes in war policy.

October 10th, 2009 1 US, 2 Polish troops killed in AfghanistanKABUL — Bombs have killed one American and two Polish troops in Afghanistan, military officials said Saturday. Violence in this country has surged in recent months as insurgents grow bolder and the U.S.

October 10th, 2009 1 US, 2 Polish troops die in Afghanistan blastsKABUL — Bombs have killed one American and two Polish troops in Afghanistan, military officials said Saturday. Violence in this country has surged in recent months as insurgents grow bolder and the U.S.

October 10th, 2009 1 US, 2 international troops killed in AfghanistanKABUL — Bombs have killed three international troops in Afghanistan, including one American, military officials said Saturday. Violence in this country has surged in recent months as insurgents grow bolder and the U.S.

September 21st, 2009 Afghan fraud panel to use sampling in recountsKABUL — The U.N.-backed panel investigating fraud in Afghanistan's presidential vote has agreed to allow a recount of just a sampling of hundreds of thousands of suspect ballots to speed a process some fear could stretch into spring, an official said Monday. Preliminary results from the Aug.

September 15th, 2009 Recount ordered at 10 percent of Afghan vote sitesKABUL — A top election official says vote tallies from about 10 percent of Afghanistan's polling stations need to be recounted because of possible irregularities in the country's Aug. 20 presidential election.

September 10th, 2009 KABUL - Abdullah Abdullah, the main challenger to President Hamid Karzai in the Afghan presidential election, Thursday accused the country's election commission of corruption and bias towards the incumbent. In an interview with the BBC, the former foreign minister accused Karzai of fraud, saying the election was stolen from the Afghan people.

September 10th, 2009 STOCKHOLM - The European Union Thursday said it backed a complete investigation into "allegations of fraud" in connection with the recent presidential elections in Afghanistan. The EU said it supported the work by the UN-backed Election Complaints Commission ECC to "safeguard the credibility of the elections," the statement issued by Sweden, which currently holds the EU's rotating presidency, said.

September 8th, 2009 US: Sorting out Afghan vote could take monthsWASHINGTON — The State Department is saying it could take months to sort out the many allegations of vote fraud in the Aug. 20 Afghan presidential election.

September 6th, 2009 Votes thrown out at 447 Afghan polling sitesKABUL — Afghan election officials say they have thrown out votes at 447 voting sites across the country because of fraud allegations. The head of the Independent Election Commission Daoud Ali Najafi couldn't say how many votes are affected.

September 2nd, 2009 Karzai extends lead in Afghan election with 47 pctKABUL — Afghanistan's election commission says President Hamid Karzai is moving closer to the 50 percent threshold that would allow him to avoid a run-off in the country's presidential election. In results released Wednesday, Karzai has 47.3 percent of votes counted while top challenger Abdullah Abdullah has 32.6 percent.

August 29th, 2009 Karzai increases lead to 46 pct in Afghan electionKABUL — President Hamid Karzai widened his lead in Afghanistan's presidential race as new vote tallies were released Saturday, inching closer to the 50 percent threshold of votes he needs to avoid a run-off. As Afghanistan's Independent Election Commission slowly releases partial results from the Aug.

August 12th, 2009 Top court rejects Indonesian electoral fraud claimJAKARTA, Indonesia — Indonesia's Constitutional Court has unanimously rejected claims of electoral fraud filed by the losers of last month's presidential poll. Presiding Judge Mohammad Mahfud said Wednesday the nine justices found "no massive violation in the registration of eligible voters." President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono was re-elected July 8 with 61 percent of the popular vote — more than twice that of his closest rival.