UNITED NATIONS, United States: UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon congratulated Afghans on Sunday (Monday in Manila) for the “momentous achievement” of their recent elections, calling for fairness and transparency as the lengthy counting process gets underway.

Afghans braved the threat of Taliban attacks to vote in Saturday’s polls to elect a successor to President Ha- mid Karzai, the first democra- tic transition of power in the country.

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