US ambassador rejects allegation of involvement in Afghan election
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US ambassador to Afghanistan ZalmayKhalilzad on Monday rejected the reported allegations of interfering in the ongoing presidential election process in the post-war nation.
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The chief challenger to Afghan President Hamid Karzai says he and several other presidential contenders are withdrawing their rejection of Saturday's election.
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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 the candidates' call to abandon the rest of the balloting, saying it would rob millions of voters of their chance to cast ballots and that they would rule later on the legitimacy of the election...
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US ambassador to Afghanistan Zalmay Khalilzad called on Taliban fighters, to lay down their weapons in return for an amnesty. Speaking at a news briefing in Kabul, Khalilzad exhorted Taliban fighters on Thursday
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The US military denied claims from Afghan officials and a Danish aid group that it bombed a village and killed several civilians during clashes with insurgents in eastern Afghanistan.
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U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates on Thursday denied reports of discontent between Washington and NATO allies over Afghanistan, a day after a newspaper quoted him criticizing NATO's counterinsurgency skills.
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The State Department on Monday night denied Venezuelan allegations that the United States had a role in the capture of a Colombian leftist rebel leader who was using Venezuela as a base of operations.
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(Kabul, Afghanistan-AP) Oct. 9, 2004 - Afghanistan&#39;s interim leader says allegations of fraud shouldn&#39;t overshadow efforts of the Afghan people, who turned out by the millions to vote despite dust and snow and rain and threats of violence.
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A former US ambassador to the UN says President Bush's moves to clear Afghanistan's poppy fields have failed.
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U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates on Thursday denied reports of discontent between the United States and NATO allies over Afghanistan, a day after a newspaper quoted him criticizing NATO's counterinsurgency skills.
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KABUL - A Canadian diplomat will be among three foreign officials investigating the first-ever Afghan presidential election for irregularities.
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The chief rival of interim President Hamid Karzai said he has evidence of organized fraud in Afghanistan's election and accused the U.N.-Afghan electoral commission on Monday of ignoring his complaints.
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United Nations, December 10: The US Ambassador to the United Nations, John Danforth, has denied that the United States is trying to push out embattled UN Secretary General Kofi Annan.
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The failure of NATO allies to meet a shortfall in troops needed to end the Taliban insurgency will not sink the effort, which should &quot;do better this year,&quot; the US ambassador here told AFP this week.
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Politics: 15 December 2004, Wednesday. US Ambassador Pardew criticism of Bulgaria's judiciary and prosecution systems voice the official position of the United States, US Deputy Chief of Mission said.
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The US ambassador here called on Japan Wednesday to maintain support for forces in Afghanistan, saying that ending the mission would hurt its alliance with Washington and send a bad message to the world.
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Afghanistan&#39;s first election was marred by controversy when all but one of the presidential candidates alleged voter fraud and vowed to discount the results.