Posts Tagged ‘AFP’

Arghandab : From Pomegranates to IEDs Thanks to Taliban

In Afghanistan, History, News, Opinion, Politics, War on 24 May 2010 tagged AFP, Arghandab, Arghandab River, Forward Operating Base, IED, Kandahar, pomegranate, Sergeant Stephen Decatur, taliban with 2 comments

The Arghandab District of the Kandahar Province, traditionally known for harvesting some of the world’s best pomegranates is now fraught with Improvised Explosive Devices. As Kandahar Province has been known as the spiritual center of the Taliban, the insurgents have taken advantage of Arghandab’s lush agriculture and the cover provided by the district’s many trees [...]

McChrystal to Have More Power in Afghanistan Than All Predecessors

In Afghanistan, History, News, Politics, War on 4 March 2010 tagged Afghanistan, AFP, Gen. Stanley McChrystal, Kandahar, NATO, Yahoo! News with no comments

As NATO and U.S. forces prepare for an impending operation in long-time Taliban stronghold, Kandahar, U.S. General Stanley McChrystal’s authority over U.S. and international troops in Afghanistan is set to expand. According to reports, McChrystal’s expanded authority will give him greater control over almost all U.S. troops in Afghanistan as well as some support troops [...]

U.S. Approves Karzai’s Take-Over of Election Group

In Afghanistan, citizenship, Crime, History, News, Opinion, Politics on 24 February 2010 tagged #Afghanelection, Afghan election, AFP, David Miliband, Democracy, Department of State, ECC, Election Fraud, Electoral Complaints Commission, Hamid Karzai, IEC, Independent Election Commission, P.J. Crowley, Peter Galbraith, Philip Crowley, Presidential Election, UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan, Voter Fraud with no comments

Responding to yesterday’s news that Afghan President Hamid Karzai, himself accused of massive election fraud, has taken full control over Afghanistan’s election watchdog group, the Electoral Complaints Commission (ECC), the U.S. Department of State has said that the legislation can be seen as a vital step towards Afghanistan taking responsibility for it’s own governance. However, [...]

Hamid Karzai, Accused of Election Fraud, Now Appoints All Election Officials

In Afghanistan, citizenship, Crime, History, News, Opinion, Politics on 23 February 2010 tagged #Afghanelection, Afghan election, AFP, Barack Hussein Obama, Democracy, Dr. Abdullah Abdullah, ECC, Election Fraud, Electoral Complaints Commission, Hamid Karzai, IEC, Independent Election Commission, Presidential Election, Siamak Herawi, UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan, Voter Fraud with 3 comments

During Afghanistan’s second Presidential election this past August, the Independent Election Commission of Afghanistan (a body of the Afghan government) was exposed for it’s fraudulent practices that showed an inherent bias towards Hamid Karzai. At the time, the Electoral Complaints Commission, a watchdog group whose membership was largely appointed by international actors, was considered to [...]

Hamid Karzai May NOT Have 50% of Vote After All

In Afghanistan, citizenship, Crime, History, Internet, News, Opinion, Politics, Twitter on 31 August 2009 tagged #Afghanelection, @LinkTV, Afghan election, AFP, corruption, Deutsche Welle, Dr. Abdullah Abdullah, Electoral Complaints Commission, Hamid Karzai, IEC, Independent Election Commission, Link TV, Pashtun, Twitter, vote with no comments

Deutsche Welle is reporting that Hamid Karzai may still have a lead over rival Dr. Abdullah Abdullah but is still short of the 51% needed to avoid an October run-off with his closest rival. The biggest issue is still the over 700 complaints that the Electoral Complaints Commission believe are possibly grave enough to alter [...]