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 22, 2018 Senior Afghan officials have praised voters who cast ballots in weekend parliamentary elections that were plagued by violence and organizational problems, saying the turnout shows that Afghans are rejecting the ideology of Taliban militants. “The Taliban wanted to build a stream of blood, but the Taliban was defeated
Tolo News: Immediately after the completion of the voting process in Afghanistan’s much-awaited parliamentary elections, President Ashraf Ghani sent out a message thanking security forces and members of the public for not having surrendered to insurgents. He said that the completion of the election process had sent a clear message to the Taliban that the Afghan
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