Allegations of Afghan vote rigging grow louder

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Updated August 24, 2009 21:21:12

There are increasing concerns about vote rigging, as counting continues in Afghanistan's presidential election, with the high profile candidate, Abdullah Abdullah, accusing the incumbent president Hamid Karzai and his supporters of being behind most of the tampering. Abdullah Abdullah also says he has no faith in the Independent Election Commissioner. Just ahead of the preliminary results, the claims threaten to shake the credibility of an election that US and NATO forces are keen to see as a reflection of hope in Afghanistan.

Presenter: Liam Cochrane
Speaker: Professor Amin Saikal, director, Centre for Arab and Islamic Studies, Australian National University

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