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20 August 2009 - 12:01 am: Afghanistan votes today in historic presidential and provincial council elections. The Secretary-General of the United Nations has encouraged all Afghans to vote in the name of the “peace and…

Elections 2009 - The UN’s top envoy in Afghanistan, Kai Eide, has urged Afghans to vote and called on groups threatening violence to allow their fellow Afghans to choose their future leader. Mr Eide added that when the…

KABUL - The huge logistical operation for the elections has been massive from 36 million ballot papers to more than 3,000 donkeys. Read some of the key statistics on the elections. Printed presidential ballot papers: 18,030…

KABUL - On Election Day UNAMA will have ten photographers deployed across the country led by world renowned photo-journalist Tim Page. Follow the day in pictures online. UNAMA Photos: The campaign so far in 500 pictures

KABUL - On Election Day UNAMA will have ten photographers deployed across the country led by world renowned photo-journalist Tim Page. Follow the day in pictures online. UNAMA PHOTOS: The campaign so far in 500 pictures

KABUL - Election officials in eastern Afghanistan are working relentlessly in the final hours of preparations before polling opens at 7 am tomorrow. The stage has already been set in most of the districts, while officials…

KABUL - Election officials in eastern Afghanistan are working relentlessly in the final hours of preparations before polling opens at 7 am tomorrow. The stage has already been set in most of the districts, while officials…

KABUL - With the campaigning period over and Election Day just hours away, the fates of the 41 presidential contenders are now in the hands of the nearly 17 million Afghan voters. However, for most candidates, the work…

19 August 2009 – Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has urged all eligible Afghan men and women to cast their ballots in tomorrow’s presidential and provincial elections, saying their votes will play a crucial role in helping the…

19 August 2009 - “Can you help me choose a good person as president?” asks a woman voter in a blue burqa to the ballot paper issuer at a mock polling station. “No, we cannot tell you who to vote for. This is your decision,”…