Afghanistan political shuffle sparks rioting
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KABUL, Afghanistan -- Protesters angered at President Hamid Karzai&#39;s removal of a warlord governor in western Afghanistan ransacked UN compounds and clashed with security forces Sunday.
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KABUL, Afghanistan US-led forces trying to protect next month&#39;s landmark elections in Afghanistan are facing a rising wave of violence from several thousand insurgents.
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VOTE counting has begun in Afghanistan, after a massive turnout in a tumultuous presidential poll marred by fraud claims and an opposition boycott.
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Incident intensifies the threat of a violent sectarian split with the approach of elections that political leaders are struggling to salvage.
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Two people were killed in clashes on Saturday between U.S. and Afghan forces and stone-throwing protesters angered by President Hamid Karzai effectively axing a regional governor, hospital officials and witnesses said.
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A protest ends in violence in western Herat amid a struggle between President Karzai and the local governor.
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Hundreds of supporters of the deposed governor of Afghanistan&#39;s western province of Herat took to the streets and burned United Nations offices on Sunday to protest against his removal by President Hamid Karzai.
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Worsening security is pushing Afghanistan towards a crisis, the country's main opposition group said on Thursday, days after a deadly Taliban raid near the presidential palace.
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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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Enraged crowds rioted across Pakistan and hopes for democracy hung by a thread after Benazir Bhutto was gunned down as she waved to supporters from the sunroof of her armored vehicle. The death of President Pervez Musharraf's most powerful opponent threw the nation into chaos just 12 days before elections, and threatened its already unsteady role as a key fighter against Islamic terror.
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Voters and analysts fear that ballot-box clash of Karzai and rival candidate from different ethnic group could bring disaster.
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KABUL : Afghanistan&#39;s first ever national election was in crisis as opposition candidates demanded fresh polls, charging widespread fraud, after eager voters turned out in force for a peaceful vote hoping for an end to decades of conflict.
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The Afghan government has imposed a curfew in the western city of Herat, after a day of riots over the dismissal of the powerful local governor.
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Election officials in Afghanistan collected ballots on Sunday from a historic presidential vote which started enthusiastically but ended in turmoil after most of the candidates announced a boycott.
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Opposition supporters rioted in the  western city of Kisumu on Tuesday after Kenyan President Mwai  Kibaki named several members of a new cabinet, dashing hopes of  an end to post-election bloodshed.
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Afghanistan&#39;s historic presidential election closed on Saturday without any of the feared large-scale violence but the vote was thrown into turmoil instead by a boycott called by most of the candidates.
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Government forces are cracking down on protesters in the wake of Thursday's controversial vote.