AfghanElections2014

Second round of polls ended in Afghanistan on June 14 with a significant turnout, despite a number of attacks.

Today Afghanistan goes from a transition period toward long-lasting peace, says Karzai.

Abdullah, Ghani have both vowed to pursue good relations with Pakistan if elected to power.

Pakistan’s foreign ministry reiterates pledge to take special measures for peaceful elections.

There is a sense in certain quarters that President Karzai wants to play the role of a spoiler before stepping down.

Denial came a day after Kabul accused "foreign intelligence services" of being behind two blasts.

Says some of his guards were mildly wounded, while he was unhurt in Kabul blast.

Ghani pledged to not sign any power-sharing deal before polling day.

The UN will remain committed to Afghanistan after the elections are completed, says Ban ki-Moon.

Pakistan, Afghan army chiefs, Isaf commander meet in Kabul, discuss election, post-2014 security.

Abdullah Abdullah, Ashraf Ghani Ahmedzai to face off on June 14.

By keeping mum about the attacks, journalists wanted to encourage the public to come out and vote.

Results confirmed Thursday that the race to replace President Karzai will go to a run-off vote, scheduled for June 14.

Head of IEC says second round will be held on June 14 between Dr Abdullah Abdullah and Dr Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai.

Abdullah Abdullah and Ashraf Ghani are set to compete in a head-to-head election next month.

The next few weeks will see a lot of political manoeuvring in Kabul but the odds seem to favour Abdullah Abdullah.

Zalmai Rasoul placed in third position in the unofficial results.

Hizb had stayed away from the two previous presidential elections because of the presence of foreign troops.

Taliban’s ‘spring offensive’ may prove to be major security challenge.

Abdullah and ex-World Bank economist Ashraf Ghani will compete in a head-to-head election scheduled for June 7.

Pakistan needs to realise Narendra Modi’s likely rise in India, Afghans’ overwhelming rejection of status quo forces.

In the first round Abdullah won 44.9 per cent of the vote, followed by Ghani with 31.5 per cent.

Both Abdullah and Ghani, a former World Bank economist, have vowed to fight on if a run-off is required.

Without a clear majority, runoff expected between Abdullah and Ghani.

98 per cent of the votes cast in the polls have been counted, recounting of many polling stations still under way.

Election commission says announcement delayed in order to accurately count votes.

Velayati, who was Iran's foreign minister between 1981 and 1997, said the poll had been well-managed.

The IEC has officially requested to probe into irregularities in 1,446 polling stations of over 6000 polling centers.

The latest partial results put Abdullah in the lead with 44.4 per cent, followed by Ghani with 33.2 per cent.

A new afghan administration enjoying complete support would also need to move on reconciliation with the Taliban.

Abdullah Abdullah has 44.47 percent of votes after half the total was counted.

Karzai urges officials to announce results as per schedule.

Tasneem Aslam says Pakistan not siding with any party in the Afghan election.

Ghani says his and Abdullah's policies don't differ much because the former came up with the ideas in 2009.

Afghanistan is truly at a crossroads and the route it eventually chooses is going to affect us all.

Afghan voters have been using social media to highlight alleged fraud, and officials are starting to take notice.

IEC, UN urges patience while remaining votes are tallied

Dr Abdullah is leading with 41.9 percent, Dr Ashraf Ghani has 37.6 percent, and Zalmai Rassoul has 9.8 percent.

In the votes counted so far, Ashraf Ghani and Abdullah Abdullah are leading the polls.

Closing down Durand Line for Afghan presidential elections marked a departure from our age-old Afghan policy.

There are fears the Taliban may exploit security in the capital during the lengthy ballot counting process.

Posting results on the doors of polling stations were done in an effort to make the election more transparent.

The election has established that a vast majority of the Afghans have rejected the Afghan Taliban.

The ECC received approximately 1,400 complaints regarding all eight candidates.

The truck was travelling from a remote village to Kandahar city when it hit the explosive.

Pakistan also congratulates electoral institutions, which took the ‘key steps’ in ensuring successful polling.

Election commission chief says preliminary results will be out on April 24.

The election in Afghanistan was a milestone and a positive one at that.

Abdullah Abdullah and Ashraf Ghani claim early victories in largely peaceful election .

Election commission extended voting by an hour due to shortage of ballot papers.