FAIZABAD (Pajhwok): Independent Election Commission (IEC) officials in northeastern Badakhshan province have expressed concern over interference from powerful figures in electoral affairs, particularly in the employment process.
Hamidullah Baloch, the IEC chief for Badakhshan, told Pajhwok Afghan News a number of parliament and provincial council members were meddling in the staff recruitment process and on other issues.
“Powerful figures and local influential individuals, supported by uprising groups, have been interfering in election affairs since my takeover four months ago; they mostly meddle in employment of workers,” he . . .
