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Senior UN officials deny accusations of favouritism in Afghan presidential polls

KABUL - The top United Nations envoy to Afghanistan has only ever sided with electoral institutions in the country’s recent presidential ballot, and never with any of the candidates, UN officials said today as they refuted allegations of bias.

07 Oct 2009

IEC, ECC begin audit in Afghan Presidential Election

KABUL - The auditing of 358 suspicious ballot boxes from Afghanistan’s 20 August presidential elections began today.

The Independent Election Commission (IEC), with oversight by the Electoral Complaints Commission (ECC), started examining the ballot boxes at its headquarters in Kabul.

05 Oct 2009

Coming weeks critical for Afghanistan’s future, top UN envoy says

KABUL - The next several weeks will be critical for the future of Afghanistan, which is awaiting the final outcome of last month’s presidential election and the formation of a new government, the top United Nations envoy to the country said today.

29 Sep 2009

Afghanistan, at UN, calls for revitalizing relations with international community

KABUL - Afghan Foreign Minister Rangin Dadfar Spanta today called for revitalizing the sense of partnership and cooperation between Afghanistan and the international community, and said that despite irregularities the recent elections were a success.

29 Sep 2009

Time for Afghan leaders to advance on several fronts, Canada tells UN debate

KABUL - Afghanistan’s political leaders need to step up and make progress on multiple fronts, from good governance to economic growth to regional cooperation, to ensure the country is on the path to self-sufficiency after decades of war and misrule, Canada’s Foreign Minister told

27 Sep 2009

Amid war, a respite from conflict as Afghanistan marks Peace Day

KABUL - A rare 24 hour cessation of offensive operations marking International Peace Day appeared to be holding firm across Afghanistan on Monday, with only isolated security incidents reported as of late afternoon.

21 Sep 2009

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