The original content of Democracy Now! Headlines appears under the Creative Commons BY-NC-ND 3.0 License (United States). For more, including their other shows and media, visit www.democracynow.org. October 21, 2010 Afghanistan Invalidates 1.3 Million Votes ----------------------------------------- In Afghanistan, election officials have thrown out over 1.3 million votes cast in last month’s parliamentary elections. The Afghan Independent Election Commission says nearly a quarter of 5.6 million ballots cast were invalid. .