KABUL (Pajhwok): The Mesharano Jirga or Senate on Sunday hailed possible use of the biometric system in the upcoming elections and urged the online use of the technology to thwart rigging.
KABUL (Pajhwok): The Independent Election Commission (IEC) on Sunday announced initial voter lists from 10 provinces, rejecting more than 88,000 people over fraud.
LASHKARGAH (Pajhwok): Women candidates for Wolesi Jirga from southern Helmand province grumble about cultural and security impediments to displaying their portraits and banners in crowded places of the city.
KABUL (Pajhwok): The Independent Election Commission (IEC) on Saturday announced completing 70 percent work, including talks with political parties, on the use of biometric system in upcoming elections.
KABUL (Pajhwok): Participants of a two-day workshop in capital Kabul on Saturday termed media’s role in promoting awareness about elections as essential and demanded more work to encourage people particularly women to actively partake in the upcoming polls.
KABUL (Pajhwok): Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Dr. Abdullah Abdullah on Friday termed biometric data of voters during the election day important, saying the Independent Election Commission (IEC) would announce the procedure for using voters’ biometric data in the next few days.
KABUL (Pajhwok): Some Meshrano Jirga or Senate members on Sunday joined the Independent Election Commission (IEC) and the Ministry of Interior in lashing out at protestors for closing IEC provincial offices.
KABUL (Pajhwok): The Independent Election Commission (IEC) on Sunday announced preliminary voter lists from Farah, Zabul, Sar-i-Pul and Panjshir provinces, rejecting thousands of applications over fraud or wrong information.
KABUL (Pajhwok): The Grand National Alliance (GNA) on Saturday stressed over the implementation of election reforms draft suggested by the political parties and alleged to have accessed documents that exposed government’s rigging efforts for the upcoming polls.
