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Murky Election Results Set Off Protests In Afghanistan

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Supporters of former legislators carry banners calling for the Afghan government to clamp down on fraud as they protest against the recent parliamentary elections, in Jalalabad, east of Kabul, Afghanistan. (AP)
Supporters of former legislators carry banners calling for the Afghan government to clamp down on fraud as they protest against the recent parliamentary elections, in Jalalabad, east of Kabul, Afghanistan. (AP)

The results of Afghanistan's parliamentary elections are still unclear, a month and a half after the vote. The country's election commission is looking into reports of fraud, and yesterday there were protests in the streets. The BBC's Quentin Sommerville brings us the story from Kabul.

This program aired on November 11, 2010.

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