KABUL) says despite protests interrupting its daily work, the parliamentary elections would be conducted on October 20.
Merza Mohammad Haqparast, IEC deputy spokesman, told Pajhwok Afghan News during an exclusive interview that the closure of the IEC gate for about 12 days by protestors hampered the election’s body work but the IEC remained committed to holding the long-delayed elections on schedule.
He said the protests cut off the IEC from other government institutions and forced the electoral body to delay the hiring of over . . .
