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Vote Recount Protests Erupt in Afghan Capital

Ayaz Gul

   ISLAMABAD - Thousands of supporters of a leading presidential candidate
   in Afghanistan rallied Friday in the capital, Kabul, demanding election
   officials halt the ongoing vote recount process to prevent alleged
   electoral fraud.

   Abdullah Abdullah, the country's incumbent chief executive, organized
   Friday's protests in a bid to force the Afghan Independent Election
   Commission (IEC) not to recount around 300,000 "fraudulent ballots"
   that he alleges, if counted, would lead to a disputed outcome in favor
   of his rival, incumbent President Ashraf Ghani.

   Allegations of fraud and technical problems have forced the IEC to
   repeatedly delay its announcement of preliminary results from the
   September 28 presidential polls. A second round of voting will be held
   if no candidate secures more than 50% of the vote.
   

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