Officials: 9 killed in huge southern Afghan blast caused by 5 car bombs strung togetherKANDAHAR, Afghanistan — Five car bombs that detonated simultaneously rocked Afghanistan’s largest southern city Tuesday, destroying a construction company office and damaging dozens of nearby buildings, officials said. At least nine people died in the blast. Officials: 8 killed in huge southern Afghan blast caused by 5 car bombs strung togetherKANDAHAR, Afghanistan — Afghan officials say that at least eight people have been killed in a huge blast in the southern city of Kandahar that was caused by five car bombs strung together. Afghan official: Huge explosion hits southern Afghan city of Kandahar, gunfire heard on streetKANDAHAR, Afghanistan — A large blast rocked Afghanistan’s largest southern city after nightfall Tuesday, sending flames into the sky, officials said. Casualties were likely but officials could not immediately say how many there were. Low voter turnout for women in Afghanistan election could further stall their progressKABUL — For women, Afghanistan’s recent elections appear to have been more of a setback than a step forward. Afghan presidential candidate Abdullah accuses incumbent Karzai of ‘rigging’ electionKABUL — President Hamid Karzai’s leading challenger accused him of using the Afghan state to “rig” this week’s election and detailed allegations of cheating by government officials in an interview Saturday with The Associated Press. Afghan presidential challenger in talks with other candidates, but not KarzaiKABUL — Afghan President Hamid Karzai’s top challenger said Saturday he has reached out to several other candidates — but not the incumbent — in the days since the presidential election, and that a second round of voting was likely. Low turnout in Afghan election as disillusionment and Taliban threats keep many from pollsKABUL — Millions of Afghans defied threats Thursday to cast ballots in the country’s second national elections since Taliban rule, but turnout appeared weaker this time because of continuing violence, fear and disenchantment. In much of the Taliban’s southern strongholds, many people did not dare to vote, bolstering the hopes of President Hamid Karzai’s chief rival. Afghans, others turn to the Twitterverse to share word about electionKABUL — Afghans turned to the Twitterverse to share news of Taliban intimidation at the polls and voter turnout in the presidential election, even as the country was just trying to keep electricity running and attacks at bay. Taliban attacks, threats of violence dampen turnout in Afghan vote; 26 killed on election dayKABUL — Taliban threats scared voters and dampened turnout in the militant south Thursday as Afghans voted for president for the second time ever. Insurgents killed 26 Afghans in scattered attacks, but officials said militants failed to disrupt the vote. Officials say 26 civilians, security forces die in attacks on Afghanistan’s election dayKABUL — Afghanistan’s top security officials say 26 civilians and security forces have died in election-day militant attacks. Polls close in Afghanistan and counting begins after militant attacks dampen turnout in southKABUL — Taliban threats appeared to dampen voter turnout in the militant south Thursday when Afghans chose the next president for their deeply troubled country. Insurgents launched scattered rocket, suicide and bomb attacks that closed some polling sites. Afghan voting extended as attacks dampen turnout; Karzai favored, but Abdullah turnout strongKABUL — Taliban threats appeared to dampen voter turnout in the militant south Thursday as Afghans chose the next president for their deeply troubled country. Insurgents launched scattered rocket, suicide and bomb attacks that closed some polling sites. Defiant Afghan voters trickle to polling centers, express hope, fear and prideKABUL — Some Afghans voted eagerly Thursday in the presidential election, even though threats of violence kept many from the polls. Turnout appears low as Afghans vote for president under Taliban threat; Karzai favoredKABUL — Taliban threats appeared to dampen voter turnout in the militant south Thursday as Afghans chose the next president for their deeply troubled country. Insurgents launched scattered rocket, suicide and bomb attacks that closed some polling sites. Afghans vote for president under Taliban violence threat; Karzai and Abdullah top contendersKABUL — Afghans voted under the shadow of Taliban threats of violence Thursday to choose their next president for a nation plagued by armed insurgency, drugs, corruption and a feeble government nearly eight years after the U.S.-led invasion. Voting starts in Afghanistan’s presidential election; Karzai and Abdullah top contendersKABUL — Afghans voted under the shadow of Taliban threats of violence Thursday to choose a new president for a nation plagued by armed insurgency, drugs, corruption and a feeble government nearly eight years after the U.S.-led invasion. Voting starts in Afghanistan’s presidential electionKABUL — Afghans voted under the shadow of Taliban threats of violence Thursday to choose a new president for a nation plagued by armed insurgency, drugs, corruption and a feeble government nearly eight years after the U.S.-led invasion. Fears of election day attacks pulse through Afghanistan during presidential electionKABUL — Threats of Taliban violence and rumors of fraud cast a shadow over Afghanistan’s election, in which millions of voters will choose a new president Thursday to lead a nation plagued by armed insurgency, drugs, corruption and a feeble government. 6 US troops die in Afghanistan, militants kill poll workers ahead of presidential voteKABUL — The U.S. military said Wednesday six American troops were killed in Afghanistan, as militants killed six election workers amid growing fears on the eve of the presidential election that insurgents would mar the vote. 3 US troops killed in southern AfghanistanKABUL — The U.S. military says three American troops have been killed in two incidents in southern Afghanistan. Afghans express their fears _ and hopes _ on the eve of the presidential vote“With the presence of Taliban in our villages and towns, how would it be possible to cast a vote? We are just waiting for the terrorists to act any minute.” — Abdul Samad, a 40-year-old shopkeeper in Ghazni city. 3 militants killed in Kabul on eve of presidential election; 6 Afghan poll workers killedKABUL — Police stormed a bank in Kabul on Wednesday and killed three insurgents who had taken it over, while a wave of attacks killed at least six election workers around the country on the eve of the presidential election, officials said. 3 militants die in Kabul attack the day before presidential vote; 6 Afghan poll workers killedKABUL — Police stormed a bank in Kabul on Wednesday and killed three insurgents who had taken it over, while a wave of attacks killed at least six election workers around the country on the eve of the presidential election, officials said. Taliban’s shadow government in southern Afghanistan poses challenge for election, US troopsKANDAHAR, Afghanistan — It wasn’t enough for the Taliban to name judges in one stretch of southern Afghanistan. Taliban threatens to attack polling stations in this week’s election, Afghan official saysKANDAHAR, Afghanistan — The Taliban are threatening to attack polling centers in the key southern province of Kandahar, a warning likely to have a chilling effect on potential voters in this week’s presidential election. Rocket hits southern Afghan city, wounding 2 children, as election materials distributedKANDAHAR, Afghanistan — A rocket attack in Afghanistan’s south wounded two children Sunday, a reminder of militant violence threatening the country as the presidential election approaches. In polling stations in the south, old men replace women restricted by Taliban and traditionKANDAHAR, Afghanistan — The picture shows a battered woman peering through a broken window. The words below say in Pashto, the Afghan language: “Why in the 21st century are women here found only in the home and the cemetery?” Taliban threats, military operations, corrupt government makes elections in south a testKANDAHAR, Afghanistan — Five years ago, Eitadullah Khan — then 25 — voted for the first time in his life. He even campaigned for Afghan President Hamid Karzai. Suicide bomb outside Afghan army base kills 1 soldier, wounds 4, including civiliansKANDAHAR, Afghanistan — A suicide bomber attacked an Afghan army base in southern Afghanistan on Friday, killing a soldier and wounding four other people, an official said. US Marine Op: ‘No civilian casualties’ order protects Afghans but frustrates, slows MarinesDAHANEH, Afghanistan — The British jet called in by the U.S. Marines had the Taliban position in sight, but the pilot refused to fire, a decision that frustrated Marines on the ground but was in line with new orders by the top U.S. commander to protect civilians. |
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