Afghanistan
Afghan election result delayed as fraud dispute deepens
World
July 1, 2014
Afghan election result delayed as fraud dispute deepens
Afghanistan's presidential election result has been delayed for several days, officials said Tuesday, as a dispute over alleged fraud threatens…
Afghan troops kill 100 Taliban during five-day battle in Helmand
World
June 25, 2014
Afghan troops kill 100 Taliban during five-day battle in Helmand
More than 800 Taliban insurgents have launched a major offensive in southern Afghanistan to try to gain territory recently vacated…
Afghan election workers among 11 killed by roadside bomb
World
June 15, 2014
Afghan election workers among 11 killed by roadside bomb
Eleven people, including election workers, were killed in Afghanistan when a roadside bomb blew up their bus, the governor of…
Afghans vote in run-off election despite Taliban threats
World
June 14, 2014
Afghans vote in run-off election despite Taliban threats
Afghans defied Taliban threats to vote Saturday in a second-round presidential election, as US-led combat troops wind down a 13-year…
Officials: Five NATO soldiers killed in Afghanistan
World
June 10, 2014
Officials: Five NATO soldiers killed in Afghanistan
Five NATO soldiers have been killed in southern Afghanistan, coalition officials said Tuesday, without giving the cause of the deaths…
Afghan couple hack off nose, ears in revenge attack
World
May 1, 2014
Afghan couple hack off nose, ears in revenge attack
Afghan police have arrested the parents of a 14-year-old girl after they attacked a religious cleric and cut off his…
Over 100 dead, thousands left homeless by Afghan floods
World
April 25, 2014
Over 100 dead, thousands left homeless by Afghan floods
More than 100 people have been killed and thousands left homeless by flash floods in north and west Afghanistan, officials…
Afghan election result delayed due to fraud probe
World
April 23, 2014
Afghan election result delayed due to fraud probe
Afghanistan's presidential election result has been delayed by two days due to fraud investigations and will now be released on…
Afghan election complaints watchdog warns of fraud
World
April 9, 2014
Afghan election complaints watchdog warns of fraud
Afghanistan's presidential election last Saturday may have suffered a significant degree of fraud, the country's election complaints commission said, warning…
Afghan presidential hopefuls raise fraud concerns
World
April 6, 2014
Afghan presidential hopefuls raise fraud concerns
Kabul (AFP) - Leading candidates in Afghanistan's presidential election voiced concern Sunday that voting was tainted by fraud, a day…