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Afghan election recount begins
[Iran Press TV Latest] Election workers in Afghanistan have begun recounting ballots of the disputed votes in the August presidential election. A commission backed by the United Nations called for a partial recount of the votes from about 10 percent of the disputed polling stations. The move is expected to end weeks of political tension caused by allegations of fraud. Last month's results showed the incumbent president, Hamid Karzai, as the winner with 54.6 percent of the votes. The coming to power of an effective government in Kabul is considered central to tackling the growing violence. There are now around 100,000 foreign troops in Afghanistan but the Taliban have been stepping up their attacks since they were driven from power in 2001. In the latest string of violent attacks on Saturday, eight US troops were killed when their outpost in Nuristan province came under Taliban fire. Following the deadly attack, US and Afghan forces sealed off an area where the assailants responsible for the incident were believed to be hiding, Afghan officials said Monday. Posted by: Fred 2009-10-06 |
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