The Independent Electoral Complaints Commission (IECC) on Sunday said it had cancelled about 100,000 votes cast at 27 polling stations in western Herat province. IECC Herat chief Abdullah Sherzai told reporters the votes were thrown out in…
A former justice minister and presidential candidate in the 2009 election on Saturday proposed an interim government be installed if the final results from the April 5 vote are feared causing political differences. Abdul Sattar Sirat told reporters…
The Independent Election Commission (IEC) on Sunday released partial returns from last week’s presidential vote, showing Abdullah Abdullah in a tight race with his closest rival Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai. Based on the 10 percent votes counted (506,843 votes)…
At least 15 civilians were killed and four others, including a woman, injured on Monday when a roadside bomb ripped through two pick-up vehicles in the Maiwand district of southern Kandahar province, an official said. The explosion…
No one can win thru fraud: IECC from Pajhwok Afghan News. KABUL (Pajhwok): The Independent Electoral Complaints Commission (IECC) on Monday reiterated no candidate would be allowed to grab power through vote fraud. IECC officials held out the assurance at…
More than 7m Afghans exercise franchise from Pajhwok Afghan News. KABUL (Pajhwok): More than seven million (over 60 percent) Afghan voters on Saturday exercised their franchise in the landmark presidential and provincial polls, the Independent Election Commission announced. IEC Chairman…
Voting knows no time limit at Balkh polling station from Pajhwok Afghan News. MAZAR-I-SHARIF (Pajhwok): Voting at a female polling station continued beyond the official closing time of 5pm in Mazar-i-Sharif, the capital of northern Balkh province. The Independent Election…
Several polling sites run out of ballot papers from Pajhwok Afghan News. HERAT CITY (Pajhwok): Hundreds of people protested in front of a polling station against a shortage of ballot papers in the capital of western Herat province on Saturday.…
Vote count underway at provincial polling stations from Pajhwok Afghan News. KABUL (Pajhwok): Voting in the landmark presidential and provincial council elections came to a close after an hour of extension on Saturday evening in capital and provinces, an official…
Voting in the landmark presidential and provincial council elections came to a close after an hour of extension on Saturday evening, an official said. Vote count underway at polling stations from Pajhwok…
Several polling sites run out of ballot papers from Pajhwok Afghan Newson. KABUL (Pajhwok): Hundreds of people had to wait in long lines in front of voting centres in various provinces due to a shortage of ballot papers, officials said.…
President Karzai, Qanuni cast ballots from Pajhwok Afghan News. KABUL (Pajhwok): As millions of Afghans went to the polls, President Hamid Karzai and his deputy Yunus Qanuni on Saturday exercised their voting right. Amid tight security arrangements, they voted at a…
Voting in the Logar presidential and provincial council elections started peacefully throughout on Saturday, officials said. Voting in Logarpolls off to peaceful start from Pajhwok Afghan News.
Voting in the Ghazni presidential and provincial council elections started on peaceful note at 7:30am throughout on Saturday, officials said. Voting in Ghazni polls off to peaceful start from Pajhwok Afghan News.
4 campaigners of a candidate killed in Paktia from Pajhwok Afghan News. GARDIZ (Pajhwok): Four campaigners of a provincial candidate were killed in a roadside bombing in southeastern Paktia province on Monday, an official said. One of the victims was…
748 polling sites to stay shut from Pajhwok Afghan News. KABUL (Pajhwok): Independent Election Commission (IEC) security body on Sunday announced that 90 percent of polling stations across the country would remain open on April 5. The IEC’s security body…
Attackers killed after 5-hour battle: Salangi from Pajhwok Afghan News. KABUL (Pajhwok): The attack on Independent Election Commission (IEC) headquarters in Kabul ended on Saturday evening with the killing of five assailants, the deputy interior minister said. Gen. Ayub Salangi…
Nawroz festival begins in Kabul from Pajhwok Afghan News. KABUL (Pajhwok): A ceremony marking the Nawroz festival got under way at the Presidential Palace in Kabul with the Afghan national dance called Atan on Thursday morning. The UN chief and…
Ten people, including five gunmen, were killed on Tuesday when a regional office of the Independent Election Commission (IEC) in Kabul came under attack. Two policemen, as many civilians and a provincial council runner were among the fatalities,…
A bomb exploded at a Persian new year function in the Khakrez district of southern Kandahar province on Friday, killing a senior government officer and a policeman. Brig. Gen. Abdul Razzaq told Pajhwok Afghan News seven people were…
Eighteen people were killed and 22 others wounded during coordinated bomb attacks and shooting by the Taliban in the capital of eastern Nangarhar province on Thursday morning, officials said.
Interior Minister Omar Daudzai on Tuesday promised the April 5 elections would be peaceful because his ministry had complete faith in the ability of Afghan security forces to deal with any challenge. Addressing a gathering in Kabul, the…
KABUL (PAN): The run-off from the recent rains in the capital city of Kabul caused serious challenges for the local residents. During the heavy rains most of the streets and lanes and roads were blocked. Most traffic could not move…
At least two policemen and as many election workers were killed and several others wounded on Monday when a motorcycle bomb went off in western Herat province, officials said. The explosion occurred in Rubat Sangi district around noon,…
