Afghan vote audit restarts

(updates previous).
    (ANSA) - Rome, August 27 - An audit of votes from Afghanistan's disputed presidential election restarted Wednesday without observers from the camps of either candidate.
    Abdullah Abdullah had withdrawn his observers after raising concerns over fraud.
    The team sent by his rival, Ashraf Ghani, said it pulled out after having been asked to do so by the UN.
    Both Abdullah and Ghani have claimed victory in June's poll and both have alleged widespread fraud.
    The two candidates have agreed to form a government of national unity but have so far failed to reach a deal.