KABUL candidates on Wednesday welcomed the omission of parliamentary candidates spearheading illegal armed groups.
The Independent Election Complaint Commission (IECC) on July 1 announced that election candidates who commanded illegal armed groups would be removed from the candidates list.
Addressing a gathering, Syed Siddiuiq Ansari, head of the civil societies federation, said the IECC decision would take the elections toward transparency. He announced support for the IECC.
Gen. Zalmai Wardak, a candidate in the upcoming Wolesi Jirga elections from Kabul, said the IECC decision . . .
