Afghanistan’s election commission has suspended an audit of votes from June’s hotly-disputed presidential run-off.
The Independent Election Commission (IEC) said this was due to a “misunderstanding”,without elaborating.
Both candidates Ashraf Ghani and Abdullah Abdullah accuse each other of electoral fraud.
The audit process of more than eight million votes – brokered by US Secretary of State John Kerry – has been marred by walkouts by both sides.
Mr Ghani won the 14 June run-off, according to preliminary results. Mr Abdullah came top in the first round in April, but failed to secure 50% of the vote to avoid the run-off.
Analysts warn that any further delays could further destabilise the conflict-torn country.
Unity threat
The IEC announced its decision just four days after the process began. It did not provide further details.
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