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Both Afghan presidential rivals claim victory, heading for potential political gridlock
Oct 01, 2019 04:30The two main contenders in Afghanistan’s presidential election have declared victory, even as ballot counting has just begun, with final results not being expected in a month.
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Afghanistan's Abdullah claims wins first round of election
Sep 30, 2019 14:13Afghanistan’s chief executive Abdullah Abdullah, President Ashraf Ghani’s top rival, has claimed that he has won the weekend’s first round of presidential election.
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Afghanistan presidential election sees ‘low turnout’
Sep 29, 2019 08:27The turnout in Afghanistan’s presidential election has been unofficially estimated at little over two million voters, adding up to one-fifth of the total registered voters.
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Polls close in Afghanistan amid reports of sporadic attacks
Sep 29, 2019 05:12Voting in Afghanistan’s presidential election has ended amid complaints of irregularities and serious security incidents in several provinces.
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Afghan voters go to elect next president amid high security measures
Sep 28, 2019 03:59Voting has begun in Afghanistan's presidential election, with over nine million registered voters potentially heading to the polls amid tight security measures.
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Afghanistan preparing for presidential election
Sep 26, 2019 14:29Afghanistan’s presidential election process has entered a new phase that is known as the silence period.
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Afghan anti-Taliban raid kills some 40 civilians at wedding party
Sep 23, 2019 10:17Dozens of civilians have lost their lives as Afghan government forces accidentally opened fire on a wedding ceremony during a raid against a nearby Taliban hideout in the Southern Province of Helmand.
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Taliban team in China for talks on defunct peace negotiations with US
Sep 23, 2019 10:12A delegation of Afghanistan’s Taliban has traveled to China for talks on the militant group’s peace negotiations with the United States, which hit a dead end earlier this month.
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US official claims Daesh terrorist were among Afghans massacred in drone attack
Sep 22, 2019 04:48A senior US military commander in Afghanistan has tried to justify the massacre of Afghan civilians in the recent American drone bombing in the country’s Eastern Nangarhar Province, insisting that Daesh terrorists were hiding among the farmers killed during the strike.
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Afghanistan’s Ghani vows measures to avoid civilian deaths
Sep 20, 2019 14:20Afghan President Ashraf Ghani has vowed to introduce measures to avoid civilian casualties during security operations, following an assault during which a US airstrike killed at least 30 civilians.