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6 presidential candidates so far boycott Loya Jirga

By: عزيز الله همدرد , Date:15/04/2019

KABUL (Pajhwok): Six presidential candidates and a number of political parties deem the upcoming Consultative Loya Jirga for peace as ‘an election campaign’ and refuse to participate in it.... Read More

67 bills await new Parliament’s inauguration

By: Pajhwok Reporter , Date:10/04/2019

KABUL (Pajhwok): Many experts say 67 pieces of legislation are awaiting approval from the lower house of parliament which was to be inaugurated on March 7 as per the law. The Wolesi Jirga elections w... Read More

Violence influences women’s participation in polls: Survey...

By: naheed bashrdost , Date:10/04/2019

KABUL (Pajhwok): A new survey report shows insecurity, culture of impunity and violence against women have negative impact on the gender’s participation in elections. The survey was conducte... Read More

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KABUL (Pajhwok): Presidential candidate Rahmatullah Nabil has accused the National Unity Government (NUG) of politicizing the security forces and running parallel institutions which put a question mark over the system’s legitimacy and multiplied economic and security challenges.

KABUL (Pajhwok): Hawa Alam Nuristani has been appointed as new head of the AfghanistanIndependent Election Commission (IEC) and Sayed Esmatullah Mal as deputy head and Musafar Quqandi as spokesman of the electoral body, an official said Tuesday.

KABUL (Pajhwok): Election oversight institutes say four Wolesi Jirga candidates and one agriculture graduate were chosen against merit and independency among the newly-elected election commissioners.
On February 12, President Ashraf Ghani decreed the dismissal of the election commissioners after amending the electoral law.

KABUL (Pajhwok): Election oversight institutes on Saturday said the voting process to elect new election commissioners was transparent, but the elected figures were not capable of leading or managing polls.