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Afghanistan Prepares for Election Runoff

Staff / Truthdig Oct 22, 2009 Ballots are being distributed to voting centers throughout Afghanistan for the runoff between incumbent President Hamid Karzai and his top challenger from Round 1, Abdullah Abdullah, slated to take place on Nov. 7. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Karzai: Fraud Happens in a Young Democracy

Staff / Truthdig Sep 8, 2009 The official results have yet to be announced for Afghanistan's presidential election, and incumbent President Hamid Karzai is facing pressure to agree to a do-over, but for his part, Karzai is pushing back against critics who claim that thousands of votes were forged to keep him in his country's top position. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Multiple Blasts Kill Dozens in Afghanistan

Staff / Truthdig Aug 25, 2009 As the country awaited news about last week's presidential election, Afghanistan's southern city of Kandahar was rocked by a series of bombings that killed at least 36 people, some of them women and children. In addition, four American soldiers were killed elsewhere in southern Afghanistan, pushing the death toll for foreign troops higher in 2009 than any year since the invasion began in 2001. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Karzai Is the Winner, According to Key Karzai Cabinet Member

Staff / Truthdig Aug 24, 2009 Afghan Finance Minister Hazrat Omar Zakhilwal said Monday that President Hamid Karzai is the clear winner of last week's presidential election, citing empirical evidence to back up his claims. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Polls Close in Afghanistan

Staff / Truthdig Aug 20, 2009 Threats of violence kept large numbers of voters away from the polls in various parts of Afghanistan, and by closing time it was hard to say whether some officials' declarations about the day's success were warranted. But, thankfully, earlier warnings from the Taliban didn't seem to materialize in the form of any major tragedies on Thursday. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )