KABUL: Afghan presidential can–didate Abdullah Abdullah on Sunday (Monday in Manila) accused senior election officials of serious fraud, opening a dispute over the vote count that could threaten a smooth transition of power.

The United Nations had called on candidates to give officials time to conduct the count and investigate fraud allegations, but Abdullah launched a verbal assault on the Independent Election Commission (IEC) one day after the vote.

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