Afghan demonstrators burn their election ID cards during a protest in support of presidential candidate Abdullah Abdullah in Herat province, June 22, 2014. REUTERS/Mohammad Shoib
KABUL (Reuters) - A senior official of Afghanistan's Independent Election Commission (IEC) stepped down on Monday amid allegations that he organised a fraudulent run-off vote, charges he denied.
Pressure has been mounting on the commission to suspend the head of the IEC secretariat, Zia-ul-Haq Amarkhil, after presidential candidate Abdullah Abdullah accused him of organising vote fraud in the second-round run-off elections on June 14.
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