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Afghan voters torn between fear, frustration, sense of duty
September 27, 2019

Afghan voters torn between fear, frustration, sense of duty

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Torn between fear, frustration and a sense of duty, Ahmad is undecided about defying Taliban warnings not to vote in this weekend’s Afghan presidential election.…READ MORE

AP Interview: Key Afghan presidential candidate claims fraud
September 26, 2019

AP Interview: Key Afghan presidential candidate claims fraud

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Just days away from Afghanistan’s presidential election, leading challenger and current Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah alleged that the vote is threatened by widespread abuses of power by his rival, incumbent President Ashraf Ghani, during an interview with The Associated Press on Thursday.…READ MORE

AP Interview: Karzai says Afghan election threatens peace
September 24, 2019

AP Interview: Karzai says Afghan election threatens peace

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — A presidential election that is days away in Afghanistan threatens the troubled nation’s best chance of making peace with the Taliban and ending 18 years of war, former President Hamid Karzai told The Associated Press on Tuesday, comparing the vote to asking a heart patient to run a marathon.…READ MORE