RFE/RL’s Radio Free Afghanistan October 20, 2018 KABUL — Afghan officials are counting ballots in the country’s long-delayed parliamentary elections that were marred by deadly attacks and chaotic scenes at polling stations hit by technical and organizational problems. Because of disruptions during the October 20 polling process, voting was extended one day in some constituencies
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
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty October 20, 2018 KABUL — Afghan voters go to the polls on October 20 for parliamentary elections that are testing the government’s ability to provide security across the country. Originally scheduled for 2015, the vote has been delayed for three years amid disputes over electoral reforms and because of the instability
RFE/RL’s Radio Free Afghanistan October 19, 2018 Parliamentary elections in the southern Afghan province of Kandahar, due to be held on October 20, will be delayed by one week following the assassination of the powerful provincial police commander, Haroon Chakhansori, a spokesman for Afghan President Ashraf Ghani, has tweeted on his official account. “In accordance
Tolo News: The football federation stadium in Kabul hosted another exciting match on Wednesday night – between De Abasin Sape, from the south-eastern zone, and Mawjhai Amu, from the north-eastern zone. It was the 11th, and second last, group stage match and the last match for Group A in the Afghanistan Football Premier League’s 2018 annual
VOA News | October 18, 2018: French and Afghan archaeologists are digging through the ruins of Afghanistan’s Bamiyan Valley to uncover the mysteries of a great lost city. (VOA)
RFE/RL’s Radio Free Afghanistan October 18, 2018 The police chief and intelligence head of the southern Afghan province of Kandahar have been killed in a shooting attack, officials say, in a major blow to the West-backed government in Kabul. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the October 18 assault that came just two days before parliamentary
A Special Commentary by Michael Hughes