Tolo News: The former head of the Electoral Complaints Commission, Abdul Aziz Aryaee, and two former members of the commission, Humaira Haqmal and Abdul Basir Fayiz, were accused of reducing or adding to parliamentary candidates votes in Kunar province and misuse of authority. Meanwhile, seven former members of Independent Election Commission including Abdul Badi Sayyad, Wasima
Tolo News: Five presidential candidates including Abdullah Abdullah, Rahmatullah Nabil, Ahmad Wali Massoud, Abdul Latif Pedram and Noorullah Jalili held campaign rallies on the 32nd day of the election campaign in Kabul where they stressed the need for transparent polls. The presidential election is scheduled for 28 September. According to the Election Commission, the transfer of
By Farangis Najibullah & Freshta Neda Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty August 27, 2019 Attempts by Afghanistan to prevent the type of electoral fraud and chaos that marred previous elections could result in fewer women going to the polls in next month’s vote. The Afghan government’s plan to use a sophisticated biometric voter-identification system that includes
Tolo News: Figures by the Independent Election Commission (IEC) indicate that almost 2,000 polling centers will remain closed on the election day due to security threats but more than 5,000 polling centers will be remain opened countrywide. The IEC had considered 7,385 centers for the election day but only 5,373 centers will remain open, the IEC statistics show.
Tolo News: President Ashraf Ghani’s rival candidates on Thursday accused him of misusing his authority and manipulating national assets for campaign purposes hours after the inauguration of Darulaman Palace, an imperial monument in the western part of Kabul that was heavily damaged the civil war in the country. Mr. Ghani at a ceremony inaugurated Darulaman Palace after
1TV: Mohammad Mohaqiq has joined Abdullah Abdullah’s election team after breaking alliance with candidate Hanif Atmar. His move comes following disagreement within Atmar’s team over creation of a prime ministerial post. Click here to read more (external link). Other Election News Presidential Candidate Mohammad Hakim Torsan Begins Election Campaign
1TV: Afghan Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah on Tuesday questioned President Ashraf Ghani over the release of Khalilullah Ferozi, a former bank manager convicted of multimillion-dollar fraud. Addressing his supporters at an election campaign gathering in Kabul, Abdullah criticized the release of Delawar Khan, a former Senate adviser who was arrested over links with militants. Abdullah suggested
By RFE/RL’s Radio Free Afghanistan August 15, 2019 U.S. Ambassador to Afghanistan John Bass has said he is “disturbed by reports” that a former bank manager convicted of multimillion-dollar fraud has been moved into house arrest from prison in exchange for allegedly making a large campaign donation to the incumbent’s presidential-election campaign. “Countless Afghans suffered
Tolo News: Presidential candidate Abdul Latif Pedram on Thursday appeared at his first election camping rally in Kabul where he stressed the need for establishing a federal government in the country which he believes will ensure an equal right to all citizens of Afghanistan. Mr. Pedram said the National Unity Government’s tenure has ended, calling it
Tolo News: Vice presidential candidate Mohammad Mohaqiq on Wednesday confirmed internal rift among members of presidential runner Mohammad Haneef Atmar’s team. He said that there is a possibility that members of this team will join another campaign as confirmed differences between four key members of the campaign. “It is a reality that some issues came upon