BBC Online :
One of Afghanistan’s presidential candidates has aired a tape that he claims is proof of an agreement to fix the election in favour of his rival.
Abdullah Abdullah said the leaked tape showed that the international community as well as the current president, had been colluding in order to ensure the success of his rival, Ashraf Ghani.
A spokesman for Ghani denied the claim, calling the recording a fake.
Earlier both candidates agreed that a full audit of votes should resume. Preliminary results suggested Ghani had won June’s election, but both candidate have accused the other of electoral fraud.
The alleged leak tape claimed to show current vice president Karim Khalili telling election workers of secret deal to fix the election in favour of Ghani.
Abdullah Abdullah’s campaign manager said the recording showed that “the election result has been decided already with the consultation of the government and the international community”.
The claim was vehemently denied by Ghani’s spokesman, Abbas Basir.
“I want to announce solemnly that the audio file related to his excellency the second vice president of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan Khalili is fake” he said.
