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UN mission head proposes to postpone Afghan parliamentary elections
23:30 06/01/2010
The UN special envoy to Afghanistan proposed on Wednesday to postpone the country's parliamentary elections scheduled for May in order to assure security during the polls and prevent fraud.
Afghan parliament rejects two thirds of Karzai's Cabinet nominees
19:49 02/01/2010
Afghanistan's parliament voted on Saturday to reject most of the nominees put forward by President Hamid Karzai to serve in his new Cabinet.
New Afghan cabinet nominees presented to parliament for approval
11:59 19/12/2009
Afghanistan's first vice-president on Saturday introduced ministerial candidates of newly reelected President Hamid Karzai's government to the country's lower house of parliament for approval.
Russia's Lavrov meets with Karzai in Kabul
10:21 19/11/2009
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has met with newly elected Afghan President Hammid Karzai ahead of his inauguration, which is to take place in Kabul on Thursday.
Karzai's inauguration to be held amid tough security
14:36 17/11/2009
The inauguration of re-elected Afghan President Hamid Karzai will be held in Kabul on November 19 amid unprecedented security measures.
Traditional 'headless goat polo' planned for Karzai inauguration
17:44 14/11/2009
A traditional Buzkashi sport competition in Afghanistan's capital is scheduled next week in honor of President Hamid Karzai's inauguration, the national sport federation's head, Hadji Rashid, said on Saturday.
UN General Assembly calls Afghanistan elections 'credible'
13:01 10/11/2009
The UN General Assembly has called recent presidential elections in Afghanistan "credible" and "legitimate." 
Medvedev congratulates Afghan president on re-election
11:26 03/11/2009
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has congratulated Afghan leader Hamid Karzai on his re-election, the Kremlin press office said on Tuesday.
Moscow welcomes Karzai as Afghan president
21:49 02/11/2009
Moscow welcomes the naming of Hamid Karzai as the president of Afghanistan, the Russian Foreign Ministry said on Monday.
Karzai to take part in Afghan runoff despite rival's boycott
18:01 01/11/2009
Hamid Karzai will take part in the second round of Afghanistan's presidential election despite the withdrawal of his opponent, a spokesman for the Afghan president said on Sunday.
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Afghan opposition candidate Abdullah pulls out of run-off vote
10:52 01/11/2009
Abdullah Abdullah, the main challenger to President Hamid Karzai, said on Sunday he would not participate in the presidential run-off election planned for November 7.
Afghan leader's rival calls for improved security for election run-off
14:02 21/10/2009
President Hamid Karzai's nearest rival, former foreign minister Abdullah Abdullah, has urged Afghan authorities to provide sufficient security to ensure a high turnout during the run-off vote set for November 7.
Afghan leader Karzai agrees to November run-off
18:32 20/10/2009
Afghan President Hamid Karzai gave in to international pressure on Tuesday and agreed to take part in a second round of elections on November 7, election authorities said.
Karzai won in Afghanistan. Will Obama lose?
20:01 17/09/2009
The results of the August 20 elections have been summed up in Afghanistan: current President Hamid Karzai has garnered 54.6% of ballots. While the votes were counted, the European and American media increasingly emphasized that U.S. President Barack Obama will not win his war in Afghanistan, that he is in for a disaster. Narasimhan Ram, editor-in-chief of India's largest-circulation newspaper The Hindu, and a participant in the Valdai Club's debates, talks about this subject in an interview with RIA Novosti political commentator Dmitry Kosyrev.
U.S. cautious over Afghanistan presidential election results
07:33 17/09/2009
The United States is cautious with the presidential election results in Afghanistan and waits for the certified ones.
Karzai totals 54.62% of vote in Afghan presidential election
20:01 16/09/2009
With all the ballots counted, the Afghan Central Election Commission said Wednesday that incumbent President Hamid Karzai garnered 54.62% of the vote in the August 20 elections.
Independent commission says Afghani vote rigged
07:41 09/09/2009
An independent commission, which has been monitoring the results of the August 20 presidential polls in Afghanistan.
Karzai extends lead in Afghan election
18:33 02/09/2009
Afghanistan's incumbent leader Hamid Karzai has strengthened his lead in the ongoing vote count following the August 20 presidential election, the country's electoral authorities said on Wednesday.
Muammar Gaddafi: Evolution of a Revolutionary
15:12 31/08/2009
Muammar Gaddafi has ruled Libya for 40 years and is well-known both in and outside the Arab world. Gaddafi is the last of a waning generation of Arab nationalist revolutionaries who came to power as the result of military coups in the 1950s and 1960s. On September 1, 1969, a group of young officers under his command deposed King Idris al-Senussi and proclaimed a Libyan republic.
About 60 militants killed in north Afghanistan since Aug.20
15:16 27/08/2009
At least 58 Taliban insurgents have been killed in two provinces in northern Afghanistan since the August 20 elections, an Afghani general said on Thursday.
US responds to Afghan election
19:06 21/08/2009
The U.S. praises Afghan efforts to go to the polls amid sporadic attacks.
Afghan presidential rivals claim victory after polls close
11:58 21/08/2009
Spokesmen for incumbent President Hamid Karzai and ex-premier Abdullah Abdullah have both said their candidate won an outright majority in Thursday's presidential polls, national media said on Friday.
UN Security Council praises Afghanistan elections
10:09 21/08/2009
The UN Security Council on Friday congratulated Afghanistan on holding presidential and provincial elections despite a series of terrorist acts throughout the country.
Afghanistan elections accompanied by over 70 Taliban attacks
19:12 20/08/2009
Incumbent Afghan President Hamid Karzai said more than 70 militant attacks occurred in almost half of the country's provinces during presidential elections on Thursday.
Presidential election kicks off in Afghanistan
11:21 20/08/2009
Polls to elect a president and provincial council members started in Afghanistan early on Thursday, with a low turnout expected due to a series of militant attacks in the capital.
Afghan choice
20:26 19/08/2009Afghanistan's election season
13:31 05/03/2009Presidential elections in Afghanistan are now scheduled for August. The deteriorating security situation in Afghanistan already prompted US President Barack Obama to commit an extra 17,000 American solders to Afghanistan - even before the US has come up with an overall strategy for Afghanistan.

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US responds to Afghan election
19:06 21/08/2009
The U.S. praises Afghan efforts to go to the polls amid sporadic attacks.
Afghanistan's election season
13:31 05/03/2009Presidential elections in Afghanistan are now scheduled for August. The deteriorating security situation in Afghanistan already prompted US President Barack Obama to commit an extra 17,000 American solders to Afghanistan - even before the US has come up with an overall strategy for Afghanistan.

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Afghanistan elections
Polls to elect a president and provincial council members started in Afghanistan early on Thursday, with a low turnout expected due to a series of militant attacks in the capital.











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