The Afghan attorney general's office has barred a New York Times reporter from leaving the country after the paper ran a story about ministry and palace officials discussing plans to form an interim government if an election deadlock continues. Afghanistan is in the midst of a ballot that has dragged on for months, with both candidates claiming victory after the June 14 run off, and allegations of mass fraud threatening to derail the process. Matthew Rosenberg, who has spent the past three years covering Afghanistan for the Times, was summoned to the attorney general's office for questioning on Tuesday. The travel ban was not mentioned at the time and the officials did not name any criminal charge under investigation "He's not arrested, but he is not allowed to leave until this issue is resolved," attorney general spokesman Basir Azizi told Reuters by telephone.
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