Afghan vote outcome up in air

Change Location | More Weather »
Friday, May 25, 2012 |

(Advertisement)

Afghan vote outcome up in air

Contender claims fraud widespread

By BY JAMES RUPERT BLOOMBERG NEWS

Posted: August 24, 2009 at 2:10 a.m.

Credit: AP
An election worker counts votes Sunday at the Independent Election Commission in Kabul, Afghanistan.

Afghan presidential candidate Abdullah Abdullah said fraud in the nation's Aug. 20 election has been widespread enough to alter its outcome.

Interactive

The Afghan election

This story is only available from the archives. Click here to contact the online desk.

Front Section, Pages 1, 2 on 08/24/2009

(Advertisement)

« Previous Story

Battery-aided bikes finding niche

A woman pedals a battery-powered bicycle with her children in Tokyo earlier this year.

Chie Igawa is part of a trend that's transforming Japan's roads. The 36-year-old Tokyo housewife zips her kids... Read »

Arkadelphia to try hybrid police fleet

Cpl. Robert Jones with the Arkadelphia Police Department stands near one of the agency's Ford Crown Victoria patrol cars, which will soon be largely replaced with hybrid Toyota Camrys.

When a thief in a stolen hybrid car smoked lawmen in Crown Victorias during a highspeed chase through Clark Co... Read »

To report abuse or misuse of this area please hit the "Suggest Removal" link in the comment to alert our online managers. Please read our comment policy.

Use the comment form below to begin a discussion about this content.

Registration is required to make comments. Click here to LOGIN.
You can register for FREE to post comments and receive alerts.

McDONALD COUNTY — A 36-year-old Rogers, Ark., man was arrested at about 5 a.m. Monday after a manhunt by several law enforcement ocers from the McDonald County Sheriff’s Department and the Goodman Police Department. Read more »

Ohio officials to return exotic animals to widow

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio officials are clearing the way for the return of five surviving exotic animals to a woman whose husband released dozens of wild creatures last fall, then committed suicide. Read more »

Frozen cows in cabin spur warnings at hot springs

ASPEN, Colo. — Federal forest officials want visitors of a Colorado hot springs to be very careful about what's lurking inside a remote cabin nearby: Frozen cows. Read more »

More Weird News »

(Advertisement)

Material from the Associated Press is Copyright © 2010, Associated Press and may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. Associated Press text, photo, graphic, audio and/or video material shall not be published, broadcast, rewritten for broadcast or publication or redistributed directly or indirectly in any medium. Neither these AP materials nor any portion thereof may be stored in a computer except for personal and noncommercial use. The AP will not be held liable for any delays, inaccuracies, errors or omissions therefrom or in the transmission or delivery of all or any part thereof or for any damages arising from any of the foregoing. All rights reserved.