abdullah abdullah wanted more. he wants 11,000 recounted, but did not want the results released at all. tensions are running high among supporters. last night in kabul we heard a lot of shooting. some that the results showed him millions ahead. many protesting the vote. in some areas they took down the picture and put up banners declaring abdullah abdullah president. now, the concern is they might try to declare a parallel government. some of the supporters indicated they might do that. secretary of state john kerry issued a statement saying that would not be a good thing. it could jeopardise the united states aid to afghanistan, a very, very difficult thing for this country with its perilous economy, dependent on international aid. >> jennifer glasse live in kabul. >> hundreds of thousands have been ordered to evacuate their holes in japan -- homes in japan as a powerful typhoon moves over the area. it's weakening but causing winds of 250 k/hr. our meteorologist is with us in the studio. first of all, it's weakeni

minister,inance abdullah abdullah, famed for his resistance to the taliban and. round the front runner in one of the presidential race. fortune reversed. he claims fraud. >> we are the party, we are the winners. >> arrest less crowd urged him to announce a parallel he resisted.ut despite warnings from the united states that this could jeopardize security in the united states. instead he called for more time to consider his next move. the question is, can his supporters wait? these are now uncertain times in afghanistan in the coming days. in the camp, a conciliatory mood. he pledged his cooperation with authorities. provisional results indicate his lead by my thousand votes. they want to ensure legitimacy of the process, and fairness of the result. moment forefining afghanistan and its fragile transition. the senior u.s. visitor is expected here later this week. bbc news, kabul. to announce the winner of an election that the country can rally around. in the united states, president obama asked congress for 3.7 billion dollars in emergency spending to deal with th

abdullah. abdullah rejected the runoff. secretary of state john kerry intervened to broker a deal where all eight million vote will be audited by international observers. the audit has already been suspended twice since it began last week. the results of the runoff were scheduled for july 22. as of wednesday, only 4.5% of the roughly 22,000 ballot boxes had been examined. joining me from kabul is ashraf ghani. i am pleased to have him on the program. we had earlier last week, abdullah abdullah, so it's a pleasure for me to have a chance and see and talk to someone who has been on this program before. welcome to the program again. >> it's a pleasure to be with you. and with the public in the united states. >> rose: thank you. where is the audit stand today? >> the audit has begun in earnest. all the criteria and indicators have been agreed. we hope that now it will acquire full speed, and every day, hopefully, will be a significant count. unfortunately it will be suspended for three days because

abdullah abdullah lost to hamid karzai in the previous presidential election.'s a lot of bad blood. it's been no secret that ashraf ghani has been hamid karzai's preferred victor. if abdullah abdullah decides that this hiccup is something that is ultimately going to scuttle the idea of a unity government, we are back to square one, and that is a frightening scenario, a fracturing of the afghan government in the year that we are trying to leave. >> abdullah abdullah's backers threatened to establish a breakaway government. >> yes, that was responded with in no uncertain terms by the united states, that any type of fact, breakaway government, secondary government would result in the immediate withdrawal of support from the united states - militarily, economically and diplomatically within afghanistan. it's basically if you do that, we're gone. >> hamid karzai set august 2nd as a date for a new president. will we neat that goal? >> you know, part of the deal had both sides essentially saying "look, the inauguration would likely be pos poped." -- postponed." the bi

abdullah the new president of afghanistan. there are concerns that the current clinical pressure may worsen, but the hope is that both camps might be able to work things out through the conversation that has been ongoing and organized. >> i was going to ask you about that. where does this situation now, the declarations from abdalla ullahla -- from abd abdullah -- where is it likely to lead? ullah has accused and itssident karzai -- according to the results yesterday, it appears that both camps are involved equally in fraud, and it means there less validity to negotiate. the consensus on the ground is that while there is a lot of noise made about abdullah's accusations of fraud, this will , and thess understanding that ashraf ghani may be able to pull through, especially that secretary of state john kerry will be visiting friday to sort out the mess are. from the independent rest of sudan in 2011, but the impoverished new country has been suffering in the grip of famine and poverty. made hoping to reach hundreds of thousands o

abdullah. preliminary results on july 7 slowed ghani leading by 12 points. abdullah rejected, and threatened a parallel government. last week the candidates reached an agreement, deal brokered by john kerry, setting the stage to have 8 million votes recounted. abdullah agreed to form a national unity government once the winner is determined. joining me is abdullah abdullah, i am pleased to have him on my program. i have known him for a number of years and seen him in different places, and this is especially an appropriate time. so thank you for coming. >> you're welcome. good to talk to you after these many years. >> charlie: where are we in terms of this audit, and when will we have conclusive results? >> the audit has just started. we are in the second day of the audit process. we are satisfied the way it is moving forward. there are some small issues which hopefully it will be taken care of in between. so it's predicted that it will be between three to four weeks before we have the prelimina

abdullah's supporters were asking him to declare himself the president. there was a large range of reports coming out of afghanistan. what we are focused on is making sure that this process that's in place is followed. and because -- and the reason for that is simply that if the process is followed and if the process is used to determine the outcome of the election to address concerns that have been raised about fraud, then we can ensure that the outcome of that process will have some legitimacy associated with it, that we will be able to conclude that the afghan people have selected their next leader. the way to determine that is to look at these prewritten rules. and we are encouraging both sides to do this. >> there were diplomatic and law enforcement discussions about this allege. what are the nature of those conversations? >> i can't really comment on the nature of those conversations except -- let me say this. the conversations were designed to resolve this situation appropriately. >> what does that mean? >> i think it means exactly what it sounds.

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abdullah. it was unclear whether they would be announced at all, but these preliminary results butt ashraf ghani head of the results. abdullah abdullah refutes these strongly and said he would not accept any of these until the bad votes have been separated from the good votes. he said fraudulent votes had been cast last month, and he wants to see many of them looked at again. the whole process right now goes to the elections complaint commission, and they will look at complaints from both side, both from ashraf gust ghani and abdullah abdullah, and the country like o afghanistan where security is still an issue, where polling stations could not be opened, where some observers and some security were biased in favor of one candidate or another. but the election commission said it did its job as well as it could possibly do its job and asking candidates and supporters to remain calm. the final results are due out july 22nd, and the new president is supposed to be inaugurated on august 2nd. that wo

abdullah abdullah has not. he wants 11,000 examined and the head of the election complaints commission resign, step down. he says that the head of the elections complaints commission has been complicit in the fraud and doesn't want him involved in this process. so john kerry has a big road ahead of him as they try to meet and find a solution, a mediated solution. >> it's crucial that a solution is found quickly. neither presidential candidate has credibility, it can only benefit the taliban and the insurgency. >> the taliban was against the election, and implored afghans to stay away from polling places, which they did not. they came out in large numbers. john kerry said this morning that the legitimacy. election is at stake. that's true. afghans are watching and waiting to see what will happen and whether the two candidates can come to an agreement. if it's a political agreement, will they believe in tem okay rahsy again -- democracy again. many came out, they want their votes to count and know they were count

we had earlier last week abdullah abdullah. it is a pleasure to have a chance to see and talk to someone who has been on this program before. welcome to the program again. >> it is a pleasure to be with you. and the public of the united states. >> thank you. where does the audit stand today? >> the audit began in in earnest in all the criteria has been agreed. we hope it will require full speed and every day hopefully will be a significant count. unfortunately, it has been suspended for three days because our major holiday is coming. otherwise, the election commission, the international observers, and the candidates are looking forward to carrying out the full audit. >> wind you expected to be when do you expect it to be completed? >> we do not know because i think it will take a week to really see how many ballots can be counted in a day. n that basis, the united nations which is supervising the process would determine a date. this is to make sure the public is not given conflicted dates and then expectations are built around

. >> several thousand of abdullah abdullah supporters came to protest the election result. they tore down a photo of the outgoing president hamid karzai and replaced it with abdullah abdullah with the slogan the people's president. abdullah said removing karzai's picture upset him, it shows disrespect for the presidency. >> we have won the word of the people of afghanistan. that is over. that will not be changed. >> reporter: the crowd wanted to declare a parallel government. abdullah asked for a few days. he's expecting a visit from u.s. secretary of state john kerry on friday to help address allegations of vote rigging. >> the views that president obama exchanged was the path of the last 30 years and what can we do to facilitate the gains. >> reporter: abdullah wants 11,000 ballot boxes reexamined. his opponent said the demand is unprecedented but will abide by a recount. >> we are asking the complaints commission to unilaterally accept our recommendation to pay the most intensive audit. >> ashraf ghani said abdullah's team is changing the rules. jennifer class, al jazeer

the presidential candidate abdullah abdullah has claimed victory in the elections.dressing thousands of supporters at a rally in kabul. >> without doubt we are the winner of this election. without doubt we will not allow fraudulent government to take power for one day. all people of afghanistan, you have lost your fingers while voting. you have lost your relatives during the election campaign. you have rights. i will sacrifice myself but not allow fraudulent government to take power. >> hugely disputed elections. there's abdullah abdullah claiming victory. let's take you to karin allen joining us from kabul. how dangerous is it that he is claiming victory when we don't have the official result? >> reporter: it's certainly inflammatory. i i come back from the rally. it was a passionate speech but also provocative acts by supporters. they took down the current president portrait karzai and replaced it with a portrait of abdullah abdullah. he was very embarrassed about that. he's been trying to calm the mood and asking supporters for time. although he said yes he belie

abdullah moore, although dr. rah san jane has talked about it the issue of fraud with regard to the election. how to deal with this issue and how it has been dealt with, what are the potential risks of not dealing with it appropriately? what are some possible ways that the challenges associated with this problem could be overcome? in my judgment there are two processes that are going on simultaneously. one is the formal process. he electoral process that -- there is obviously as you all know, two institutions that are responsible for managing the electoral process. one is the independent election commission. created by law. and the other one is the complaint commission that they both are responsible in the formal process. the dr. ion is, that abdullah has judged that he does not -- have confidence in their work. and as disengaged from that process and there is a need for steps and there are issues under consideration and discussions going on. there was some progress made with the help of the united ations that i

i am pleased to have the program we had earlier last week abdullah. so it's a pleasure for me to have a chance to see and talk to someone who has been on this program before. so welcome to the program again. >> it's a pleasure to be with you. and with the public in the united states. >> thank you. where is the audit stand today? >> the audit has begun in ernest. all the criteria and indicators have been agreed. we hope that now it would acquire full speed and every day hopefully will be a significant count. unfortunately, it would be suspended for three days because our major holiday is coming. otherwise, both the election commission, the international observers, and the candidate agents are all geared and are looking forward to carrying out the full audit. >> and when do you expect it to e completed? >> we do not know because i think it's going to take a week to really see how many ballots can realistically be counted in a day and then on that basis the u.n., the unenate nations, which is super vising the process, will determine a date. this is to ma

abdullah abdullah lost to hamid karzai in the previous presidential election. there's a lot of bad blood between the two. there's no secret that george has been hamid karzai -- that ashraf ghani has been hamid karzai's preferred victor. if abdullah abdullah decides this will scuttle a unity government, we are back to square one. >> the audit continues. coming up next "the week ahead" - fighting aids around the world. scientists come together for one of the largest conferences of its kind. where it stands and what they hope to accomplish. >>> fbi informants - an al jazeera investigation on how the fbi recruits and uses spies. r >>> welcome back to aljazeera.com. here are the top stories we are following. it's been the deadliest day in gaza since the israeli offensive began. 60 palestinians have been killed in the past 24 hours. the israeli army says 13 soldiers were killed. the u.n. security council are set to hold an emergency meeting in an hour. the armed wing says it has captured an israeli soldier. in eastern ukraine pro-russian separatists have the black b

and this comes as a result of persistent calls by candidate abdullah abdullah, who has said from thels closed in the run-off election, that there was widespread fraud against him. he's been pushing aggressively for measures such as this to conduct audits and evaluate the vote. >> woodruff: we know abdullah has been calling on this for several days. why did election officials finally agree to go ahead and have this recount? >> he has been. and it got to a point where he's been releasing supposedly audio evidence, recordings of elections officials, other officials who were allegedly involved in coordinating fraud for the opponent. so there's been a building pressure from the abdullah camp. it got to be point that the united nations has stepped in and has been doing behind-the-scenes negotiations with the campaigns and with the elections commission to try to find a way forward where abdullah will eventually accept the results that are determined by the commission, whether or not the results show he won or asher afghani won. >> woodruff: so is abdullah satisfied with the procedure at thi

abdullah. the two have agreed to abide by the result. >> tonight afghanistan saw a moment of what unity can mean. tonight afghanistan saw two opposing canadas with passionate supporters. bring their supporters together in the interests of country, in the interests of something bigger than each of them individually. we hope that the promise of the next weeks will deliver. the auth eptisty and credibility that the people of afghanistan deserve in the presentation of the next president of this country much >>> jennifer glasse has more from kabul. >> reporter: with the help of the u.s. secretary of state john kerry the two candidates agreed to an audit of all the votes cast in the second round of the presidential elections, but made a political deal. saying that they will form a unity government. that means that whoever becomes president, which will be the person with the most votes after that audit - there'll be representatives of both men in the next afghan government, to ensure that the votes of

abdullah and ashraf ghani. he is calling for a full investigation of what the u.s. believes to be substantial election fraud. it is highly unusual for the u.s. to intervene in a foreign election, but the obama administration is concerned a standoff could lead to violence, especially as most u.s. troops withdraw. a split government, though, could trigger a cutoff in aid from the u.s., money that is needed to pay the afghan military and police. the white house is also counting on the new president -- whoever that is -- to agree to allow around 9,000 u.s. troops to remain in the country after 2014. >> pelley: margaret brennan at the state department, thank you. today, attorney general eric holder said syria's civil war has turned the middle east into a cradle of violent extremism. in a speech to diplomats in norway, european nations were called on to adopt the u.s. anti-terrorist strategy to prevent terrorists from traveling to the war zone. >> if we wait for nations to travel to syria or iraq and radicalize and r

kerry will meet his rival abdullah abdullah. he claimed victory in the runoff election last month also. preliminary results show him second with 43% of the vote. that might change when the finals come out in a couple weeks time. we explain what influence john kerry would bring to negotiations. >> you have to remember there's still 30,000 troops on the ground. the afghan national security forces are heavily funded by the americans as well as members of the international community. the afghan national security forces cost $1.4 million, most fed by the americans. politicians in afghanistan understand the future is tide to the relationship and help from washington. there's no doubt about that. that being said, abdullah abdullah has made a number of fresh demands. for example he's saying 8.1 million voters did not take part in the second round of election. he believes 5.5 million so far. he warns mr. kerry and the united nations here to reinspect votes from 11,000 ballot boxes, more than half the votes. the u.n. envoy here said that

abdullah has enabled that. i would be honored to consult very regularly with him if i were president and push forward a common vision and implement that vision for our country. >> if the votes of the first round are duplicated in this runoff and the audit of the runoff, a remarkable comeback. how did you do it? >> by taking a list from president obama and marshall gentz. it is a grassroots campaign. we reached every single group of stakeholders in the country through painstaking process. one of the things that did not happen because the choices, dr. abdullah chose not to participate during the second round in the national organized debate. what we did was to take the town hall meeting that new england has made so famous -- but things -- thanks to the television, broadcasted nationally. for instance, when we had a discussion with the youth. 6 million people across the country watched it. we had a meeting. 3000 people were assembled both shiite and sunni and endorsed us. there was a mosque to mosque campaign part

abdullah was in the lead.ther team is saying they're leading by at least 1.3 million votes. more than a million votes and now being recounted amid much concern about fraud. i've been speaking it abdullah abdullah and asked him to set out what his concerns were. >> first off, the turnout was shown in an exaggerated manner. we all knew that the second turnout for the second round was less than the turnout for the first round. that is one and then what is being reported from the provinces that there isn't any proportion between the population of that province to the votes. eligible voters, according to the estimates of the election commission, more than 200 times of the ineligible voters and complicity of the election voters in committing fraud. >> reporter: well, some election sources told me privately they're also concerned about extraordinary levels of fraud. now, this election was always going to be a tricky one. the first time power is handed over through democratic election from one president to another. bu

he is ahead of a bill of villa 56% to 43% -- ahead of abdullah abdullah 56% to 43%. >> we cannot deny fraud and violations in the process. in some cases, the security forces were involved. in other cases, senior government officials, like the governors, or lower-level officials, were involved. >> today, former minister abdullah has been crying foul. he says the vote was rigged. the election commission has agreed to order -- audit about 1/3 of pulling stations, but abdullah says he won't accept the results until all polling stations are examined. >> german chancellor angela merkel says new allegations of spying, this time by a double agent, are serious and a contradiction of trust between partners. >> there are now reports that the government may consider changing how germany spies to include the united states as one of its targets. >> we have more now on the latest spying shocker. >> the latest revelations involve the parliamentary committee investigating the nsa in germany and the suspicion that it was spied on. chancellor angela merkel rarely comments on domestic policies while trav

abdullah the -- ashraf ghani and abdullah abdullah. kerry is in iran for talks on the nuclear programme. there's a week left to strike a deal with tehran. they are expected to discuss the situation in gaza. >>> japan protested to north korea after launching two ballistic missiles into the sea between the two countries. it's the latest in a series of test-firings over the past week. >>> russia's president voiced support for argentina's long-standing territorial claim to the falkland islands. vladimir putin called for negotiations between britain and argentina. the two countries fought a war in 1982 after arch invaded the -- argentina invaded the falklands. vladimir putin is on a 6-day tour of south micro. >>> defeat for brazil in the world cup play-offs against the netherlandsment all eyes on the final of germany, the favourites. if they beat argentina, they'll be the first ever european side to be world champions in the americas. it's the third time the two sides met. germany won in 1990 in rome, and argentina in 1986. we have a report

the rival, abdullah abdullah, welcomed the secretary of state intervention. >> we welcome you in help save the process here. we thank you, and welcome you, and hopefulfully all of us will utilize your assistance here. >> reporter: but there is still a gap in the demand between the two parties. abdullah wants 11,000 ballot boxes reviewed. he says he doesn't trust the afghan commissions in charge. the secretary of state is trying to find a solution where both candidates and the people of afghanistan can trust the outcome. jennifer glasse, al jazeera, kaboul. >>> in egypt there have been protests in support of the deposed president mohammed morsi. here we see a suburb. two people are reported to have been killed when security forces moved in to break up crowds. many more are said to have been injured. this is on the outskirts of the city where the pyramids are. protesters forced to march down side streets because police patrolled the main roads. and large rallies too in the province in northern egypt, the birthplace of mohammed morsi, and people holding up banners as a show of support fo

they say former foreign minister, abdullah abdullah, has just over 43%. abdullah got the most votes in the first round of the election but he fell short of an outright majority. he's accused electoral officials of fraud. he says he won't accept any result unless there's a full investigation. the officials have admitted that senior members of the security forces and high-ranking government officials engaged in vote rigging. they say they'll carry out an investigation and then announce the final results. the two candidates draw their support from different ethnic bases and some fear a disputed result could widen the ethnic rift. >>> japan's prime minister is in australia seeking to open a new era in trade and diplomacy. shinzo abe has addressed members of article at, becoming the first japanese leader to do so. he explained japan's new approach to security and he called for closer cooperation with australian leaders. >> japan is now wanting to change its legal basis for security so that we can act jointly with other countries. in as many ways as possible. w

abdullah asked them for a few days, he is expected the u.s. secretary of state on friday. and helps address the allegations of vote rigging. kerry and the u.s. president spoke to him. >> president obama exchanged were mainly on the gains of the past 13 years and what can we do to consolidate these gains. and also what can can we do address the fraud. >> abdullah wants 11,000 ballot boxes reexamined. his opponent says the demand is unprecedented. >> we are asking to unilaterally accept our recommendation the most intensive audit in the history of any election. abdullah is trying to change the rules. his team has agree to a review of 7,000 ballot boxes. preliminary results have been ahead by about 1 million votes. attorney general eric holder today outline add strategy to work closer european country cans to stop the flow of foreign fighters into syria. it's estimated 7,000 have joined the opposition. foreign fighters especially from western nations should be prevented from joining the conflict. syrian ha has been torn apart by the war, the u.n. says there are now 2.9 millio

i personally consider king abdullah a moderate. and i really cannot imagine the moderate part of saudi arabia. although, the root causes of finances and logistical support are coming from not only saudi arabia but i cannot imagine king abdullah himself likes to see such a hostility between iran and the u.s. -- between iran and saudi arabia, and i maintain iran should use the opportunity, the time king abdullah is alive, to create a new reproachment between iran and the u.s. because i really don't know what's going to happen after this power -- [inaudible] >> yeah, iran and saudi arabia -- after this transition of power problem we have in saudi arabia. no one knows what is going to happen after king abdullah. the rule of revolutionary guard in 1988-1989, when president bush invited iran for good will for iran to facilitate the release of western hostages, american, european hostages, although i have explained in my book, a friend in foreign ministry, we were mandated by the president and foreign minister to manage these and we did i

abdullah abdullah is a foreign minister and appeals to tagik and pashtun voters. we are at the press conference waiting for the announcement in kabul. what's the latest? when can we expect results? >> well this is the headquarters of the independence election in kabul. we were expecting to get preliminary results an hour and a half ago. there's been a delay. there's unofficial suggestions there may be another hour and a half to go. we're expecting provincial results. afghans have been waiting to find out who the next president will be. in june we had the presidential runoff. it's the result of that presidential runoff we're expected to get or partial results at some point today. there has been a lot of anxiety. there's been a lot of back room dealing in the past few hours before today's announcement. we are expecting possibly a parallel announcement to be made along side the partial election results. the partial announcement accompanied by perhaps announcement of more recounts of votes. you'll remember that abdullah abdullah, one of the candidates in particular ha

i met the two that abdullah had who have predeceased him. but, you know, there are a lot of princes and a lot of divergents in the family. and one of the things i tried to do in the book is just profile four of these grandsons of the founder, you know, people in their 50s and 40s, 60s who are just very different; a businessman, a religious prince, a man who runs their tourism industry that the americans sent up in space in 1984 and prince turkey fasil who was the saudi ambassador to the u.s. and to great britain and went to school in lawrenceville and princeton and georgetown and, you know, very -- knows this country very well. they're all quite different so the family can cover a wide spectrum. there are people in the country who are very conservative, there are princes who are very conservative. there are people in the country who are more liberal, there are princes who are more liberal. so kind of whatever the spectrum and divisions in the country, it exists in the family as well. >> host: how firm is their control? >> guest: well, i writ

is king abdullah of jordan or king abdullah of saudi arabia. they have us in their gun sights. they are recruiting american citizens, european citizens, the kind people who do not have to sneak across the southern border to get into the united states. we could see major terrorist attacks as a result of this. not tomorrow but in the foreseeable future. in the meantime, we're going to bail out of afghanistan, possibly creating the same situation with the taliban and al qaeda waiting for us to leave. lou: and all the while, our southern border remains a sieve. porous, hundreds of thousands crossing the border, children, by the tens of thousands walking across that border. what are next? terrorists? >> i think terrorist is a danger legally and illegally, the most dangerous ones are the ones that have american citizenship and can come in with an american passport and blend into the background and plan possibly something quite horrific. lou: paul wolfowitz, thanks for being here, appreciate it. >> thank you. lou: time for a look at online poll result

initial figures pointed for a win for ghani over abdullah abdullah.h has alleged widespread fraud. a final is due later this month. we do go to kabul now. kerry i believe is talking to both of the presidential candidates locked in this dispute. any sign they're able to cool the rhetoric and allow the process to take its course? >> mr. kerry has indeed met with for him saying he's for inspection and there should be a power audit. that should determine allegations of fraud. he went on to meet president karzai. he'll meet abdullah abdullah as well and the country's interior minister. mr. kerry has the credentials of a troubleshooter. he was here in 2009 when he was a u.s. senator and in fact flayed a cruel rule in resolving the dispute then. after all americans have l leverage in afghanistan. 30,000 troops are on the ground. afghan politicians understand that the americans are needed if afghanistan is not to go back to the days of civil war and any sort of scenario where the taliban or insurgents could take over parts of the country. >> that's the thing.

they say former foreign minister, abdullah abdullah has just over 43%. abdullah got the most votes in the first round of the election but fell short of a majority. he accused officials of fraud. he says he won't accept any results unless there's a full investigation. the officials have admitted that high ranking government officials engaged in vote rigging. they say they'll carry out an investigation and then announce the final results. the two candidates draw their support from different ethnic bases and some fear a disputed result could widen the ethnic rift. >>> israeli commanders have launched air strikes on the gaza strip. their drone attacks killed nine people. leaders of hamas say israelis will pay the price. military officials say they targeted rocket launchers and other facilities belonging to hamas. the victims are all said to be linked to the group. a hamas spokesperson called the air strikes a grave escalation in violence. the military officials say the israeli forces were retaliating for attacks by hamas. they say at least 25 projectiles wer

showednary results afghani in front handily ahead of rival and favorite abdullah abdullah. both candidates have claimed victory. abdullah claims the runoff was a fraud and his supporters have even spoken of setting up a so-called parallel government, raising fears the afghan state could collapse. the electoral commission said there were irregularities and it would audit votes. the current president asked the united nations for help with the recount, a task that could take two weeks. hang on astability smooth transition as u.s. and other international forces recede, manye afghans fear the taliban could fill the vacuum. after billions of dollars, it is heavily invested in seeing off afghan democracy. barack obama warned if either candidate trying to seize power wrongfully, it would spell the end of u.s. financial aid to afghanistan. >> the german government has ordered the expulsion of a cia official in berlin in response to two cases of alleged spying by the u.s. the official is said to have been based at the american embassy in berlin in a scandal that has infuriated german

abdullah asked for a few days.is expecting for a visit of john kerry on friday. >> the views that president obama exchanged with dr. abdullah were mainly on the gains of the past 30 years, and what can we do to facilitate these gains, and also what can we do to address the fraud. >> reporter: he wants 11,000 ballot boxes re-examined. his opponent sighs the demand is unprecedented but will abide. >> we are asking the commission to unilaterally accept our recommendation to carry the most intensive audit in the history of any election in the world or this country. >> reporter: ashraf ghani says that abdullah's team is trying to change the rules. the preliminary results have him ahead by about a million votes. >>> saudi arabia say three mortar bombs have landed inside their country. it is not clear who fired the mortars or from where. the region inside iraq, a suicide car bombing has left three dead. it happened at a joint army police check post in the city's north. four more people were wounded. leaders of the powerfu

. >> several thousand of abdullah abdullah's supporters came to kabul to protest against the preliminary results. they tore down a photo of the outgoing president, and replaced it with one of abdullah, the slogan the elected people's president. he said moving karzai's picture upset him, that it shows disrespect, and also he is confidence he will soon hear it. we have won the vote of the people. god willing, that will not be changed. this is no correction of that. >> the crowd wanted him to declare a parallel government. he asked them for a few days he is expecting a visit from u.s. secretary of state john kerri on friday. to heche address these allegations. the u.s. president spoke to him. >> the views that president obama exchanged with with abdullah were mainly on the gains of the past 30 years and what can we do to consolidate these gains. and also what can we do to address the fraud. >> he wants 11,000 ballot boxes reexamined about half the votes cast. we with are asking the commission to unilaterally accept our recommendation to carry the most intensive audit in the history of any e

abdullah abdullah has been calling on those votes to be recounted. now the one sticking point still remains. we're not sure if there will be results today. they said that is a red line for them. they want to see some result preliminary election result from the second round of election. abdullah, abdullah wants to see the recount. still very much a divide between the two teams. but a small break through and agreement on how many polling separations should be recounted. that's 7,000. >> what sort of impact, these delays, these stand offs had on afghanis themselves? >> reporter: well, afghans are watching and waiting. i think many of them were frustrated last week when the preliminary results were redayed until today. we have spoken to people. nobody is really shopping for anything, for. furniture. the over all finances are down 20% since this whole election began because of the uncertainty people don't want to buy anything. international investors don't want to invest until they see afghanistan's first democratic transition of power will happen. it's s

the nation's foreign minister abdullah abdullah trailed finance minister ashraf ghani ahmadzai after the recent run off election. but abdullah claimed there was significant fraud. >>> the justice department has brought charges against a chinese businessman accused of hacking computers and stealing sensitive information from u.s. defense contractors. including boeing and lockheed martin. some of what was allegedly stolen had to do with two of the united states's most advanced fighter jets the f-22 and f-35. the accused man is currently in canada but is expected to be extradited to the united states. >>> after a recent lull, the conflict in eastern ukraine, once again, is intensifying. ukranian government troops are amassing near donestk, a city of a million people for a likely ground offensive against russian separatists who retreated there. this, a day after the rebels killed more than 20 government troops in a missile attack. for more about the situation there, we are once again joined by anthony cordesman. so what are the pro russian separatists's chances without russian involvemen