Ayaz Gul VOA News December 30, 2018 ISLAMABAD — Electoral authorities in Afghanistan have delayed by three months next year’s presidential election and it will now be held on July 20. The head of the Independent Election Commission (IEC) said Sunday the delay would give his institution more time to fix technical issues and overcome related
Tolo News: Major political parties and movements on Monday said the Independent Election Commission (IEC) is not capable of holding credible presidential elections. The parties called on judicial institutions to investigate “large-scale fraud” in the parliamentary elections. Click here to read more (external link). Related Int’l community urges changes in Afghan election commission leadership IEC
Tolo News:Leaked documents seen by TOLOnews show that the provincial offices of the Independent Election Commission (IEC) in Logar and Herat provinces have included fake votes among the credible ballots during the vote counting process. Based on some other documents, IEC staffers were also involved in stealing votes to increase the ballot numbers of their
Frud Bezhan Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty October 26, 2018 Hafizullah rocks on his hospital bed in pain, an oversized bandage covering the nub where his finger used to be. This is the price he paid for exercising his right to vote in Afghanistan’s October 20 parliamentary elections. Shortly after electoral officials in Helmand Province marked
Tolo News: The Independent Election Commission (IEC) said they will start counting votes from this weekend’s parliamentary elections on Wednesday in Kabul. On Tuesday, election commission officials said all election materials, including the preliminary results, have been transferred from polling centers to the provincial capitals. Click here to read more (external link). Related Regional IEC Chief
RFE/RL’s Radio Free Afghanistan October 20, 2018 KABUL — Afghanistan’s long-delayed parliamentary elections were marred by deadly attacks and descended into chaos with many polling stations hit by technical and organizational problems Police said a suicide bomber detonated his explosives at a polling station in the capital, Kabul, on October 20, killing at least 10
1TV: Ghani said that use of biometric technology will ensure transparency in the election. “We hope there is no room for suspicion. Election is our big national test,” Ghani told 1TV. As some political parties have proposed change in the election system, Ghani said that the change can be brought by the new parliament. Click here
Khaama Press: The Independent Election Commission of Afghanistan (IEC) says the biometics system would be used during the elections day provided that the commission receives all the required equipment. IEC spokesman Syed Hafizullah Hashemi said a foreign firm has promised to provide the required equipment for the activation of biometrics system. However, he said the election commission
Tolo News: A number of Afghanistan’s major political parties and movements on Tuesday accused government of planning a “massive fraud and vote rigging” in the upcoming parliamentary elections scheduled for October 20. The parties also claimed that government wants to have its favorite in the parliament. The political parties threatened to close offices of the Independent
Ariana: Jamiat-i-Islami Afghanistan’s (JIA) Executive Chief and former governor Atta Mohammad Noor on Thursday warned about holding an election that is full of fraud and irregularities. “There will be widespread fraud and irregularities in the election process and we will prevent holding an election with full of fraud. It is not acceptable for any of our