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| Afghanistan | |
| Foreigners Accused of Afghan Vote Interference | |
| 2009-10-08 | |
| [Quqnoos] A top Afghan official has lashed out at foreigners for election interference, causing an unexpected delay in the outcome announcement. Afghan Minister of Information and Culture, Abdul Karim Khoram, addressed a youth gathering on Tuesday in the capital, Kabul, saying the setback to the announcement of the official results is a major concern. Minister Khoram's comment comes as sacked senior UN official, Peter Galbraith, stamped the 20 August elections with massive fraud and questioned the UN Special Envoy, Kai Eide's neutrality in the poll. Mr Galbraith, who was fired over a dispute with his superior on how to handle the fraud allegations, says as many as 30 per cent of President Karzai's votes were fraudulent.
"People voted in the election and now they want the results to be announced," Khoram said. "The foreigners do not allow the announcement." The postponement of the election results has caused many social, political and security problems, the Afghan minister further said. Incumbent Karzai's closest rival, Abdullah Abdullah, also criticised the UN mission in Kabul, calling for an inquiry into the UN's role since the August poll. Preliminary results show President Karzai has collected 54.6 per cent of the votes, above the 50 percent required to prevent a run-off with Dr Abdullah. | |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #3 every culture, race, nation, state has their thieving parasites. Ours just got caught |
| Posted by: Frank G 2009-10-08 18:31 |
| #2 In spirit, at least, Sgt Mom. |
| Posted by: lotp 2009-10-08 18:22 |
| #1 Good grief - ACORN is everywhere! |
| Posted by: Sgt. Mom 2009-10-08 08:47 |