Latest results from Afghanistan's presidential election show President Hamid Karzai with 54.1% of the vote after 92% of polling stations declared.

阿富汗总统选举最新数据显示，92%的投票站的结果表明Hamid Karzai总统的支持率在54.1%。

Results of last month's election have been released piecemeal¹

The results push President Karzai past the 50% threshold（极限，门槛） needed to avoid a run-off（决赛，决定性竞选） with rival Abdullah Abdullah.

But the figures were thrown into doubt by the UN-backed election complaints commission ordering a number of recounts and audits³（查账，审计） of votes.

It warned that it had found "clear and convincing evidence of fraud".

The 20 August election has been overshadowed（遮阴，使失色） by claims against all the main candidates of fraud and ballot⁴-box stuffing.

A credible⁵ election result was seen as a key objective for the West, as it continues its campaign against the Taliban.

The latest results came in from the south, where President Karzai enjoys strong support.

The Independent Election Commission (IEC) said that Abdullah Abdullah remained second, with 28.3% of the vote.

However, it said it had "quarantined" results from 600 polling stations where it suspects irregularities. The list of those stations has been sent to the complaints commission (ECC).

Mr Abdullah claimed the move vindicated⁶ his decision to raise fears of fraud shortly after the election and said announcement of the results should have been delayed in light of these suspicions.

"I think [the] real outcome, after seeing the complaints, will be quite different from what you have seen today," he said.

Announcing the results before the allegations had been investigated broke the rules of the electoral process, he claimed.

Earlier, the ECC said a recount and inspection⁷ should be done for any polling station where 600 or more votes were cast, or where any single candidate got more than 95% of votes.

It was the first time the ECC had gone public with accusations⁸ of fraud.

Commission chairman Grant Kippen said it was not known how many polling stations this would involve.

He said investigations⁹ conducted in Ghazni, Paktika and Kandahar found "clear evidence of irregularity" within polling stations and ballot boxes.

"We decided¹⁰ based on those investigations... that we would order the IEC to conduct an audit² and recount of polling stations around the country."

Results from a number of polling stations showed President Karzai winning 100% of the vote.

The BBC's Chris Morris in Kabul says recounts could strip President Karzai of many votes.

Although the likelihood is that President Karzai will emerge the victor, how much legitimacy¹¹ and credibility that victory has will be another question, our correspondent says.

An IEC official told the BBC that although final provisional results will be announced on Saturday, the recounts could take a long time.

The ECC may also have to investigate and rule on further complaints of irregularities, which could lead to more delays, the official said.

IEC chief electoral officer Daoud Ali Najafi said it could take two to three months to comply with the ECC's audit and recount order.

Analysts¹² say that a second round of voting, if needed, would be difficult to hold beyond the end of October because of Afghanistan's extreme weather.

The election results have been released piecemeal（断片） by the IEC.

The previous figures, released on Sunday, gave Mr Karzai 48.6% of the vote against 31.7% for Mr Abdullah.

Last month's election day was marred¹³（损毁，损伤） by more than 400 Taliban attacks, including against voters whom the insurgents¹⁴（起义者，叛乱者） had warned not to turn out.

The US is considering whether to send thousands more troops to the country, where violence has hit a record high eight years after the US-led invasion.