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WASHINGTON, Oct. 16 (UPI) -- Career U.S. diplomat Peter Galbraith said he was financially involved in energy companies doing business in Iraqi Kurdistan for the past five years.
KABUL, Afghanistan, Oct. 13 (UPI) -- A member of the U.N.-backed election watchdog in Afghanistan cited the meddling of foreign members on the panel as a factor in his decision to resign.
KABUL, Afghanistan, Oct. 12 (UPI) -- Fraud in the Aug. 20 presidential elections in Afghanistan was not limited to the south and southeast provinces, the top U.N. envoy said.
KABUL, Afghanistan, Oct. 8 (UPI) -- Allegations that the United Nations covered up or was complicit in covering up election fraud in Afghanistan are "patently false," the top U.N. envoy said.
KABUL, Afghanistan, Oct. 4 (UPI) -- Amid allegations of widespread fraud, the main challenger in Afghanistan's presidential elections called for an inquiry Saturday into the United Nations' role.
UNITED NATIONS, Sept. 30 (UPI) -- Peter Galbraith, deputy United Nations special representative for Afghanistan, has been fired, U.N. sources said Wednesday.
KABUL, Afghanistan, Sept. 16 (UPI) -- The deepening electoral crisis in Afghanistan spilled over into the U.N. mission there, resulting in the departure of its No. 2 official.
KABUL, Afghanistan, Sept. 15 (UPI) -- U.S. diplomat Peter Galbraith, a member of the U.N. mission in Afghanistan, has been ordered out the country by his boss, sources say.
KUNDUZ, Afghanistan, Sept. 4 (UPI) -- The United Nations is sending a team to Kunduz province to look into a NATO airstrike that killed as many as 65 Taliban and dozens of civilians, officials say.
KABUL, Afghanistan, Sept. 2 (UPI) -- With a major suicide operation Wednesday targeting government officials in Afghanistan, Kabul residents are on edge as they await presidential election results.
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npr.org at 12 Oct 2009 06:00 am
The head of the United Nations mission in Afghanistan has acknowledged widespread fraud in the country's August presidential elections. But Kai Eide said any figures on fraudulent votes...
telegraph.co.uk at 4 Oct 2009 01:11 pm
Peter Galbraith the American diplomat fired from his senior United Nations post for quarrelling with his superior claims he was told to keep quiet about fraud during the Afghan election.
cnn.com at 30 Sep 2009 05:27 pm
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon abruptly recalled a special representative to Afghanistan on Wednesday, immediately relieving Peter Galbraith of his duties.
npr.org at 30 Sep 2009 04:57 pm
U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon fired the top U.S. official at the U.N. mission in Afghanistan on Wednesday over differences the official, Peter Galbraith, had with his boss over how...
npr.org at 16 Sep 2009 12:20 am
American diplomat Peter Galbraith and Kai Eide, the top U.N. official in Afghanistan, are at odds over how to respond to the massive vote-rigging that allegedly took place in the...
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