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Saturday, November 21, 2009 11:47 PM

Independent Election Commission of Afghanistan

Type: Organization
Name: Independent Election Commission of Afghanistan
First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/19/2009 - 3 Documents (in Conflicts & Crime)
Afghanistan: key dates for Karzai
As Hamid Karzai begins his controversial second term as Afghanistan's president, Channel 4 News looks at the key dates and turning points for the country and the man.2001:7 Oct: US and British planes begin bombing in the hunt for al-Qaida leader Osama ... [Channel 4 News - 11/19/2009]
First Reported 11/15/2009 - Updated 11/15/2009 - 1 Documents
Roadside bomb wounds 2 in N Afghanistan
Increases the bookmark A roadside bomb struck a vehicle of a construction company in Kunduz province north of Afghanistan, wounding two persons including director of the company, an official of the company said Sunday. "The Director of Kata ... [People's Daily Online - 11/15/2009]
First Reported 11/02/2009 - Updated 11/03/2009 - 62 Documents
Abdullah Abdullah - Click to view image in its original context
Abdullah Abdullah
Karzai Vows To Remove 'Stain' Of Afghan Corruption
Afghan President Hamid Karzai (file photo)(RFE/RL) -- Afghan President Hamid Karzai has vowed to form a government that would include all Afghans after securing a second five-year term in office.Speaking at a press conference in Kabul on November 3, he ... [Radio Free Europe - 11/03/2009]
First Reported 11/02/2009 - Updated 11/02/2009 - 13 Documents
US congratulates Karzai on 'historic' re-election
KABUL (AFP) - The United States congratulated Hamid Karzai on his "historic" re-election as Afghan president and looks forward to working with him, the American embassy in Kabul said in a statement Monday."We congratulate President Karzai on his victory ... [Yahoo! Canada - 11/02/2009]
First Reported 11/01/2009 - Updated 11/02/2009 - 31 Documents (in Conflicts & Crime)
United Nations - Click to view 360-page
United Nations
UN chief visits Afghanistan
UN chief Ban Ki-Moon made a surprise visit to Afghanistan today as pressure grew to abandon plans for a risky run-off vote after the withdrawal of President Hamid Karzai's only rival.The withdrawal of former foreign minister Abdullah Abdullah from the ... [Irish Times - 11/02/2009]
First Reported 11/02/2009 - Updated 11/02/2009 - 18 Documents
Karzai Declared Elected President as Afghan Runoff Canceled
If the Obama Administration had hoped that pressuring President Hamid Karzai into accepting a runoff election would strengthen the legitimacy of the resulting Afghan government, those hopes have been dashed. Karzai has been declared the elected president ... [Time - 11/02/2009]
First Reported 10/22/2009 - Updated 10/23/2009 - 7 Documents
Hamid Karzai - Click to view image in its original context
Hamid Karzai
Afghan runoff supplies being distributed
Election officials began distributing millions of ballots, tamper-proof ink and equipment across Afghanistan for the Nov. 7 presidential runoff election.Afghanistan's Independent Election Commission said it decided to reduce the number of polling stations ... [UPI - 10/23/2009]
First Reported 10/26/2009 - Updated 10/27/2009 - 15 Documents
Afghan candidate wants poll chief fired
DEMANDS: Presidential hopeful Abdullah Abdullah. Picture: REUTERS PRESIDENTIAL candidate Abdullah Abdullah yesterday demanded the firing of Afghanistan’s Independent Election Commission (IEC) chief and suspension of three cabinet ministers ahead of a ... [Business Day - 10/27/2009]
First Reported 11/04/2009 - Updated 11/05/2009 - 7 Documents (in Politics)
Political: Afghan Presidential Challenger Questions Legitimacy Of Karzai's Election
(RTTNews) - Abdullah Abdullah, who withdrew from a run-off Sunday alleging possible fraud and partiality in the second round of polling in Afghanistan's disputed presidential elections, criticized the country's election commission declaring incumbent ... [Forex TV - 11/05/2009]
First Reported 11/04/2009 - Updated 11/04/2009 - 10 Documents (in Conflicts & Crime)
Karzai re-election 'illegal'
Kabul - Former foreign minister Abdullah Abdullah, who quit Afghanistan's troubled presidential election race this week, charged on Wednesday that his rival Hamid Karzai's re-election had 'no legal basis'. Abdullah, who pulled out of a run-off poll scheduled ... [News24.com - 11/04/2009]
First Reported 10/24/2009 - Updated 10/24/2009 - 7 Documents (in Politics)
Whatever The Outcome, Afghan Election Decision Comes With Complications
As winter descends on the Hindu Kush mountains, the postelection political crisis in Afghanistan appears to be heating up.The UN-backed Afghan Electoral Complaints Commission (ECC) announced on October 16 that it completed its investigation into fraud ... [EurasiaNet - 10/24/2009]
First Reported 10/22/2009 - Updated 10/22/2009 - 9 Documents (in Politics)
UN distributes Afghan ballots
55 PM KABUL - The United s began delivering ballots and voting kits across Afghanistan on Thursday, as full-blown preparations for the Nov. 7 runoff in the insurgency-plagued nation's presidential election got underway. election monitors called on authorities ... [Khaleej Times - 10/22/2009]

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...on Wednesday described the election body's decision to have announced the sitting Karzai as the winner as illegal and vowed to continue struggle. "The decision announced by the so-called Independent Election Commission (IEC) on Monday is illegal and I am determined to continue my struggle for the betterment of the people" Abdullah said at his first press conference after Karzai was announced by IEC as the winner. Full story WASHINGTON, Nov...
Karzai sworn in as Afghan president for second term, vows to fight corruption [Xinhua News Agency - 11/19/2009]
...for change and alleged massive state-engineered fraud during the poll, said the IEC made the decision outside the legal parameters of its mission. "I think any government that is formed on that basis and then claims to believe in rule of law for this country and promote the interests of the people of Afghanistan, provide services, bring security to the country, bring peace to the country... will not be able to deliver" he said
Abdullah slams 'illegal' Karzai re-election [Borneo Bulletin - 11/10/2009]
...after wide-ranging consultations, with the people of Afghanistan, my supporters and influential leaders,' Abdullah told a crowd of supporters. "In protest against the misconduct of the government and the IndependentIndependent Election Commission, I will not participate in the election" he added. United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon visited Kabul on November 2, meeting separately with President Karzai and Abdullah...
In Afghanistan, Karzai Gets a Second Term [AsiaSource - 11/10/2009]

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Afghanistan: key dates for Karzai [Channel 4 News - 11/19/2009]
TIMELINE: Karzai sworn in for second full term [Reuters - 11/19/2009]
Karzai sworn in as Afghan president for second ... [Xinhua News Agency - 11/19/2009]
Roadside bomb wounds 2 in N Afghanistan [People's Daily Online - 11/15/2009]
Interview: Abdullah Abdullah [Al Jazeera - 11/12/2009]
Peter Galbraith: The UN is losing credibility b... [The Independent - 11/12/2009]
Afghanistan Mission Impossible [Monday Morning - 11/10/2009]
Abdullah slams 'illegal' Karzai re-election [Borneo Bulletin - 11/10/2009]
In Afghanistan, Karzai Gets a Second Term [AsiaSource - 11/10/2009]
UN's Ban Says Let Bygones Be Bygones on Afghan ... [Inner City Press - 11/09/2009]
If Karzai's IEC Wants Phantom Polling, UN Will ... [Inner City Press - 11/09/2009]
Karzai was hellbent on victory. Afghans will pa... [Sabawoon.com - 11/08/2009]
United by a common goal, fallen UN staff aimed ... [Balita.org - 11/08/2009]
UN's Af-Pak Contradictions, on Threat Levels an... [Inner City Press - 11/07/2009]
New Afghan govt in 3 weeks, Abdullah won't take... [e-Ariana - 11/07/2009]
Playing charades [Al-Ahram Weekly - 11/07/2009]
Karzai Legitimately Elected President Of Afghan... [RTTNews.com - 11/06/2009]
Afghan paper hails president-elect's national p... [Individual.com - 11/05/2009]
Abdullah rules out joining new Karzai govt, bra... [Arab Times - 11/05/2009]
Re-election of Karzai not legal: Abdullah [Gulf Times - 11/05/2009]
Karzai's tattered victory [The Economist - 11/05/2009]
Afghanistan: Karzai's tattered victory [The Economist - 11/05/2009]
Karzai government ‘toothless and illegal’ [London Wired - 11/05/2009]
Political: Afghan Presidential Challenger Quest... [Forex TV - 11/05/2009]
Futureless Karzai Brings Political Vacuum to Af... [Pravda - 11/05/2009]
Afghanistan: Leaders congratulate Karzai on win... [Muslim News - 11/05/2009]
AFGHANISTAN: UN to relocate foreign staff [France24 - 11/05/2009]
Karzai’s reelection illegal: Abdullah [The Saudi Gazette - 11/05/2009]
Re-election of Karzai illegal, says Abdullah [Oman Tribune - 11/05/2009]
Karzai re-election as leader illegal [Malaysian Mirror - 11/05/2009]
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Hamid Karzai, Abdullah Abdullah, Barack Obama, [more]
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Democracy International Inc, ICOs, THE GLOBE AND MAIL, [more]
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Taliban, United Nations, NATO, [more]
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Fraud, Legitimacy, The Evolution Control Committee, [more]
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Kabul, Kandahar, Washington DC, [more]
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Afghanistan, United States, Pakistan, [more]
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White-Collar Crime, Elections, Peacekeeping, [more]
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AFP via Yahoo!, Xinhua News Agency, Yahoo! News, [more]
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Obligatory Afghan election post [The Torch - Canada - 11/03/2009]
Two pretty hard line views:1) Wall St. Journal:Waiting for ObamaHamid Karzai isn't the biggest problem in Afghanistan....The Obama Administration...hurt its own ...
Karzai was hellbent on victory. Afghans will pa... [Comment is free | guardian.co.uk - 11/02/2009]
The declaration of victory caps weeks of farce and failure, especially for the UN. To send more troops now would be a wasteAfghanistan's presidential election is ...
Will Abdullah's Withdrawal Affect the Administr... [TAPPED - 11/02/2009]
Afghan officials declared Hamid Karzai the winner of the Afghan elections after his opponent, Abdullah Abdullah, withdrew from the November 7 runoff saying the Independent ...
Afghanistan: The election where everyone lost [Comment is free | guardian.co.uk - 11/02/2009]
Abdullah Abdullah's move yesterday to pull out of the second round of the Afghan election was the only real option left for the main opposition candidate. Had it ...
Afghan Run-Off Election the Kiss of Death? [Daily Kos - 10/27/2009]
Some will no doubt take that headline as a rhetorical question, but John Hudson at Atlantic Wire has compiled views from people who were willing to answer it anyway. ...
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Audio/Video

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Christopher Hitchenson: Afghan poll [Slate Magazine - 11/06/2009]
First, Silence the Whistle-Blower [Slate Magazine - 11/02/2009]
The United Nations' shameful complicity in this... [Slate Magazine - 11/02/2009]
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