Afghanistan 14/12/2014 President Ghani fiercely attacks the Taliban and calls their violence "un-Islamic"
Afghanistan 04/12/2014 Afghan new president faces major test of skills, NATO leaving, stronger Taliban
Afghanistan Afghanistan power-sharing deal struck The bitter dispute over Afghanistan’s presidential election is expected to be settled on Sunday (21 September) with the announcement of the final
Afghanistan Afghanistan political crisis casts shadow over NATO summit Despite a UN-led audit of votes from June’s disputed presidential election, the threat of further turmoil in Afghanistan hangs over this week’s
Afghanistan Imran Khan suspends talks with Pakistan government Pakistani opposition leader Imran Khan has pulled out of talks with the government, vowing to stay with thousands of protesters outside parliament
Afghanistan Karzai hopes for end to political impasse as Afghans mark independence Afghanistan is marking 95 years of full independence. But amid the pomp and ceremony in Kabul where President Hamid Karzai laid a wreath at the
Pakistan Showdown looms for Pakistan protesters demanding PM's resignation Protesters are staging a sit-in and sleep-in within Pakistan, saying they won’t budge from Islamabad until Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif
Afghanistan Afghanistan: Rival presidential candidates sign unity deal Afghanistan’s feuding presidential candidates – Ashraf Ghani and Abdullah Abdullah – have in agreed in writing to work together to form a unity
Afghanistan Kerry brokers deal between Afghanistan presidential rivals After meetings with US Secretary of State John Kerry, Afghanistan’s rival presidential candidates have agreed to work together on forming a
Afghanistan Thousands protest over vote fraud allegations in Afghanistan Around ten thousand protesters flooded the streets of Kabul to support candidate Abdullah Abdullah’s allegations of fraud in the presidential
Afghanistan The Taliban punish Afghans for voting in presidential run-off Eleven Afghan civilians have had a finger cut off by the Taliban as a punishment for voting in this weekend’s presidential run-off. More than 40
Afghanistan Count underway in Afghan presidential runoff The count is underway in Afghanistan in the second round of the presidential election, the result of which should be known in 18 days. Officials
Afghanistan Afghanistan votes in run-off presidential poll in defiance of Taliban Candidates and voters alike have defied the Taliban to return to the polls for the second round run-off in Afghanistan’s presidential
Afghanistan Afghanistan votes in crunch presidential run-off Voting is underway in Afghanistan in a crunch run-off election to decide who will succeed president Hamid Karzai. In power since a US-led invasion
Afghanistan Afghanistan prepares for second round of presidential elections Afghans are preparing to head to the polls on Saturday to elect their new president. Former foreign minister, Abdullah Abdullah, is one of two top
interview Afghanistan efforts 'haven't gone to waste' in election In the first round of Afghanistan’s presidential elections (held on April 6), Afghans went to the polls in defiance of threats from the Taliban to
Afghanistan Afghan presidential election set for run-off in June The Afghan presidential election has come down to a two-horse race after no single candidate secured an absolute majority in the first round
Afghanistan Afghan youth focus on sport Nearly 70 percent of Afghanistan’s population is under the age of 25. They expect their new president to improve sports facilities. During the
Afghanistan New Afghan president should 'reach a political compromise' After Afghanistan’s presidential election, trucks delivered ballot boxes to the Independent Election Commission in Kabul as vote counting got
Afghanistan Afghanistan enjoys peaceful presidential elections The polling stations are now closed in Afghanistan and the voter turnout to elect the country’s new president was reportedly around 58%. The high
Afghanistan High turnout for Afghanistan landmark election Seven million people turned out to vote in Afghanistan’s landmark presidential election. That’s about 58 percent of the electorate. Saturday’s vote
Afghanistan Polls close in Afghanistan election, counting begins Afghanistan’s historic presidential election drew to a close on Saturday amid relief that attacks by Taliban fighters were fewer than feared. The
