Afghan Poll Crisis Subsides as Karzai Rivals Back Off
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The crisis surrounding Afghanistan's  historic presidential election appeared to end on Monday as  President Hamid Karzai's chief rival said he and other  candidates were withdrawing their rejection of the weekend  poll.
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The main rival of President Hamid Karzai has conceded defeat in Afghanistan&#39;s presidential election with less than six per cent of the vote left to be counted.
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KABUL, Afghanistan - Afghanistan's first direct presidential election was thrust into turmoil hours after it started Saturday when all 15 candidates challenging interim leader Hamid Karzai alleged fraud over the ink meant to ensure people voted only once and vowed to boycott the results.    But electoral officials rejected their demand that the vote be called off, saying an apparent mix-up with the ink was not severe enough to halt the historic vote...
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More than two weeks after Afghanistan's first presidential election, vote counting wrapped up Tuesday and interim leader Hamid Karzai emerged with a resounding victory.
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WASHINGTON -- Afghan President Hamid Karzai yesterday shrugged off complaints from Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf about his handling of a resurgent Taliban a day ahead of joint talks with Musharraf and President Bush.
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Afghanistan&#39;s election crisis seemed to be over yesterday when the main opposition challenger, Yunus Qanooni, withdrew his threat to boycott the result.
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Afghanistan's election authority said on Saturday the election process would continue in the country's historic presidential election despite a decision by most of the candidates to boycott the poll over irregularities.
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KABUL, Afghanistan - Hamid Karzai's closest rival in Afghanistan's landmark election insisted Sunday he has a chance for victory, saying Karzai's commanding lead was based on early results and the election could turn on an investigation of fraud allegations.    Former Education Minister Yunus Qanooni told the Associated Press that he was preparing to be in the political opposition as the country moves toward Western-style democracy - though he added that whether he recognizes the results depends on the honesty of the probe into fraud complaints...
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KABUL, Afghanistan -- Opposition candidates who declared Afghanistan's presidential election invalid Saturday after the wrong kind of ink was used to mark voters' thumbs began to back down yesterday, as international organizations called the ballot mostly fair and some Afghans angrily accused the opponents of interim President Hamid Karzai of overreacting.
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A breakthrough agreement in Afghanistan's disputed elections was reached when the main rival to President Hamid Karzai said he would accept the result after an independent inquiry into charges of fraud.
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KABUL  - Incumbent leader Hamid Karzai&#39;s chief rival Yunus Qanooni told AFP he would accept the outcome of Afghanistan&#39;s presidential election despite his allegations of fraud.
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Preliminary figures in the Afghan presidential election indicate interim leader Hamid Karzai has won the simple majority needed to avoid a run-off.
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The vote count in Afghanistan's historic election resumed with President Hamid Karzai far ahead of his rivals in early results, as a new surge in attacks left seven people dead, including two US soldiers.
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Hamid Karzai&#39;s main rival for the Afghan presidency yesterday conceded defeat with less than 6 per cent of the vote count remaining.
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KABUL: Yunus Qanooni, chief rival to incumbent Afghan leader Hamid Karzai, said Wednesday he would accept the outcome of the countryâs presidential poll âin the national interestâ despite his allegations of fraud.
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Hamid Karzai is on course to retain the presidency in Afghanistan with more than half the votes counted in the country&#39;s first poll.
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KABUL - Interim leader Hamid Karzai holds about 70 per cent of the votes counted so far after Afghanistan&#39;s landmark presidential election.