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NATO to support Afghan forces during elections

NATO’s Resolute Support (RS) mission has reaffirmed its commitment to cooperating with Afghan security forces in maintaining security for next month’s presidential election. RS Commander Brig. Gen. Leigh Tingey expressed these views during a meeting with police chiefs…

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All Nangarhar districts to be secure till presidential polls

Military officials say all districts, barring two, in eastern Nangarhar province have been under control from security perspective and efforts are ongoing to improve the situation in the remaining two districts until the presidential election. The officials say…

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IEC finalizes polling stations plan for Election Day

KABUL) on Saturday reaffirmed commitment for the conduct of timely election and agreed on 5,383 polling stations to be operational on polling day. IEC officials, foreign election experts and civil society activists were present in today meeting which approved the…

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Ex-NSA Atmar slams delay in presidential election

Former national security advisor Mohammad Hanif Atmar has hit out at the delay in the presidential election. He is one of the presidential hopefuls. “No doubt, a serious blow to the constitutional process at this delicate time for…

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Preliminary presidential candidate list in 2 days: IEC

KABUL) said on Friday. Abdul Aziz Ibrahimi, IEC deputy spokesman, told Pajhwok Afghan News 90 percent process of the documents vetting had been completed. He said the concerned authorities had provided information regarding the health, criminal background, assets, resignation letters…

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Presidential candidate registration kicks off in Kabul

KABUL). Over 73 persons have received information bundles from the IEC for contesting the presidential election. Pedram, a lawmaker from Badakhshan province, arrived at the IEC office on Thursday morning and registered himself as a presidential candidate. His election slogan…

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12 presidential hopefuls receive information packages

KABUL) said on Saturday. Rafiullah Baidar, member of the IEC, said so far Anwar-ul-Haq Ahadi, Noor-ul-Haq Ulumi, Hakim Torsan, Hidyatullah Hafeez, Eyamuddin Watandost, Noor Rahman Liwal, Mohammad Hanif Atmar, Ahmad Walli Massoud and others have received the documents and information…

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Holding all elections together in Ghazni still being discussed

KABUL elections together in Ghazni province were underway, delaying the schedule for next presidential polls. The IEC had earlier this week said it would announce schedule for presidential and other elections in next three days or on Tuesday. However, the…

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Afghan govt rejects delay in April 2019 presidential elections

KABUL), officials tweeted. Presidential spokesman Haroon Chakhansuri said in his twitter account that continuity in a democratic process was a must. “Any other proposal than the will of Afghans which is outlined in our constitution is simply not acceptable. Dr.…

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Presidential election on April 20 next year: IEC

The Independent Election Commission on Friday announced April 20 next year the date to hold presidential election. IEC groups in Kabul the presidential election was important, therefore they held consultations with various organizations. In the consultations, it was…