Huge Afghan poll attack 'foiled'
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Afghan forces in the southern city of Kandahar say they have foiled a truck bomb that could  have killed hundreds.
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Afghanistan&#39;s president, Hamid Karzai, yesterday evaded an apparent assassination attempt, when a rocket attack missed his helicopter.
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KABUL, Afghanistan - A panel investigating allegations of fraud in Afghanistanâs landmark presidential election met Monday with representatives of runaway winner Hamid Karzaiâs opponents, who accuse him of cheating his way to victory.
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A massive manhunt was underway for three UN foreign election workers whose daylight abduction in Kabul has sparked fears of the start of Iraq-style kidnappings in Afghanistan.
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Afghan President Hamid Karzai&#39;s running mate for a historic presidential election narrowly escaped a bomb set off by Taliban guerrillas as the campaign closed on Wednesday.
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The Israeli army said it foiled early Tuesday morning a suicide bombing attack by a Palestinian at Erez Crossing on the northern tip of Gaza.
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KABUL, Afghanistan - All 15 candidates running against interim Afghan leader Hamid Karzai boycotted Afghanistan's historic election Saturday, claiming widespread fraud over the ink meant to ensure people voted only once.    The opposition candidates said they would not recognize the results of the vote because of what election officials described as a mix-up...
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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 said they would boycott the outcome because of potential fraud in the system designed to keep voters from casting more than one ballot.    The opponents of the U.S.-backed Karzai - who was heavily favored to win - demanded that the election be abandoned, arguing that problems with the ink used to mark voters' thumbs opened the way for widespread multiple voting...
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Ballot boxes poured into vote counting centers across Afghanistan on Monday, while an independent panel will probe allegations the landmark election was marred by fraud.
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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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Judicial sources said Monday&#39;s operations had foiled a planned bomb attack on the High Court. The interior ministry said further arrests could be made imminently, as police moved against what was described as an active Islamic militant group.
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Confusion surrounded the start of vote  counting in Afghanistan's landmark presidential poll on  Thursday, with some election officials saying the tally had  begun but others adamant it had not.
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Insecurity and intimidation are putting October elections in Afghanistan at risk, a new report says.
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Suspected militants bombed a polling station in northwest Pakistan two days before parliamentary elections.
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A Briton and two other foreigners helping to organise Afghanistan&#39;s presidential election have been kidnapped by a gang of armed men in the capital, prompting a huge
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Hamid Karzaiâs victory in Afghanistanâs first presidential election could be sealed within days, a top election adviser said today - unless investigators uncover major fraud.
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Investigators have clear evidence of ballot box stuffing in Afghanistan's landmark presidential election but not on a scale that would overturn interim leader Hamid Karzai's victory, a senior official said Tuesday.