Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty April 26, 2018 NATO has said it could provide additional security during Afghanistan’s parliamentary elections, amid increasing attacks in the country ahead of the October polls. “Our main contribution to make sure that the elections can be held in a safe and secure way is to continue to provide support to
Ayaz Gul VOA News April 23, 2018 ISLAMABAD — Authorities in Afghanistan say the latest Taliban and Islamic State attacks have killed 19 people, mostly government security forces. Taliban insurgents attacked a registration center for potential voters late Sunday in the northwestern Badghis province, killing nine Afghan National Army soldiers and wounding two others. A senior
Mohammad Habibzada VOA News April 22, 2018 After a suicide bomber killed 57 and injured more than 100 in Kabul, Afghanistan’s Independent Election Commission fears insecurity might discourage people from participating in the upcoming parliamentary and district elections. Islamic State claimed responsibility for the suicide attack Sunday on an identification cards distribution center where hundreds
1TV: Afghanistan’s Independent Elections Commission on Sunday announced the timeline of the country’s parliamentary and district councils elections which are due to be held in October. Already, voter registration has begun for the polls and the process will end on June 12. Click here to read more (external link).
Ayaz Gul VOA News April 22, 2018 ISLAMABAD — A suicide bomber struck a distribution center for Afghan voters’ identification cards Sunday morning in Kabul, killing at least 57 people and wounding more than 100 others. Interior Ministry spokesman Najeeb Danish told VOA that people were waiting in line outside the center to get their Tazkira,
Press TV April 18, 2018 Five people have been abducted when armed men attacked a voter registration center in Afghanistan, and set fire to documents. Officials said Wednesday that the assault was carried out in the central province of Ghor on Tuesday. Provincial police spokesman Mohammad Iqbal Nizami said the gunmen stormed the center in
Ayaz Gul VOA News April 16, 2018 ISLAMABAD — The Taliban has ruled out political reconciliation with the Afghan government and urged war-weary voters to boycott upcoming parliamentary elections in the country, alleging the “fake” exercise is being staged at the behest of U.S.-led “foreign occupation” forces. The statement comes in response to President Ashraf Ghani’s
Press TV April 15, 2018 Afghanistan has begun registering voters for the long-delayed legislative elections that are scheduled for October. According to Abdul Badie Sayad, chairman of the Independent Election Commission (IEC), authorities will register as many as 14 million adults at more than 7,000 registration centers across the war-torn country over the next two months. Highlighting
by Farid Behbud KABUL, April 14 (Xinhua) — The Afghan election officials began voter registration process on Saturday for long-delayed parliamentary and district councils’ elections. Afghans pin hopes on the elections although challenges remain, including lack of funds and increasing insecurity problems. On April 1, Gula Jan Abdul Badi Sayad, chairman of Independent Election Commission
April 1, 2018 RFE/RL’s Radio Free Afghanistan Afghanistan’s election authorities have set October 20 as the date for long-delayed legislative and district council elections. Abdul Badi Sayad, chief of the Independent Election Commission (IEC), said on April 1 that the commission was confident the vote could go ahead despite the difficulties in areas controlled by