UN Calls for Afghanistan Elections Fraud Crackdown

The Afghan electoral complaints' commission has ordered a number of audits and recounts. Photo by BGNES

The UN has called for a crackdown on Afghan poll fraud, amid mounting concerns about irregularities from last month's presidential election.

UN envoy Kai Eide says results from all ballot boxes in areas where there is any evidence of fraud must be annulled.

The Afghan electoral complaints' commission has ordered a number of audits and recounts.

According to the latest results, President Hamid Karzai is close to the 50% threshold needed to avoid a run-off ballot.

The 20 August poll has been overshadowed by claims of mass fraud and ballot-box stuffing against all the main candidates.

The US ambassador to Afghanistan met Karzai on Monday night to discuss his concerns. It is not known how Karzai responded to the visit by Karl Eikenberry.

 

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