Tue, 21-Oct-2025

Ashraf Ghani declares winner 5 month after Afghanistan presidential election

Ashraf Ghani vowed to ‘fight to death’ hours before fleeing Afghanistan: Antony Blinken

Ashraf Ghani has been declared the winner of last presidential election of Afghanistan held in September following delays due to allegations of vote-rigging. Ashraf Ghani was re-elected with 50.64% votes while his rival Abdullah Abdullah was a runner-up  with 39.52% of votes. Opposition said the vote on 28 September was rigged by massive fraud and … Read more

Bomb blast amidst presidential elections in Afghanistan, several injured

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Polling for Afghanistan’s presidential elections have opened amid fears of violence following threats by the Taliban to disrupt the election process. Tens of thousands of security forces have been deployed across the country to counter Taliban militants who have vowed to target polling stations. The twice-delayed vote is taking place after Taliban-US peace talks collapsed … Read more