By RFE/RL’s Radio Free Afghanistan September 28, 2019 KABUL — Polls have closed in Afghanistan’s presidential election with voting marred by several attacks and reports of problems at polling stations. Fifteen candidates were on the ballot, but the race was widely seen as a two-horse race between President Ashraf Ghani, who is seeking another five-year
By Frud Bezhan Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty September 27, 2019 Fifteen men will contest Afghanistan’s presidential election on September 28 in a race among old power brokers — ex-government officials, prominent technocrats, and a notorious former warlord. The twice-delayed September 28 election is slated to be only the second-ever democratic transition of power in the
By RFE/RL’s Radio Free Afghanistan September 26, 2019 Afghan President Ashraf Ghani says his country needs “one president, not two,” telling RFE/RL that if he wins a presidential election on September 28 he won’t accept another national unity government. The 70-year-old Ghani and Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah have ruled through a deeply unpopular and fractured
By Frud Bezhan Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty September 25, 2019 A bitter, fraud-marred presidential election in 2014 pushed Afghanistan to the brink of civil war before a power-sharing deal was reached between Ashraf Ghani and Abdullah Abdullah, who became president and chief executive officer. Five years on, even as 13 other candidates vie for the
Ariana: Ariana News is set to hold the biggest presidential election debate between Dr. Ashraf Ghani and Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah tonight at 8:30pm Kabul Time. Ariana News anchors Naseer Fayaz and Baseera Joya will serve as the debate moderators. The event will be aired live exclusively on Ariana News, Ariana Television, Ariana FM, Ariana News
Tolo News: Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah has suspended a presidential decree which was issued to investigate allegations on appointments in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, MoFA. A copy of a letter obtained by TOLOnews shows that Mr. Abdullah has said that the investigation is part of election campaign by President Ghani. Mr. Abdullah’s office has not
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.
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 Frud Bezhan Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty August 9 , 2019 Seventeen men will contest Afghanistan’s presidential election in a race among old power brokers — ex-government officials, prominent technocrats, and a notorious former warlord. The twice-delayed September 28 election is slated to be only the second-ever democratic transition of power in the war-wracked country