Election staff dismissed in fraud probe

Election authorities today said they have dismissed about 50 employees for suspected fraud in last month’s legislative polls, while human rights advocates warned that about half of the winning candidates are suspected to have links to armed groups.

Election staff dismissed in fraud probe

Election authorities today said they have dismissed about 50 employees for suspected fraud in last month’s legislative polls, while human rights advocates warned that about half of the winning candidates are suspected to have links to armed groups.

The developments cast doubt on the legitimacy of Afghanistan’s final formal step toward democracy. The latest fighting, meanwhile, in a reinvigorated insurgency left eight militants dead and two British planes damaged.

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