Kapisa All Elections News

MAHMODRAQI (Pajhwok): President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani on Saturday arrived in central Kapisa province and participated in a huge meeting of local people and representatives in Mahmodraqi, the provincial capital.
The president accompanied by a number of cabinet members and security officials arrived today afternoon in the provincial capital.
Kapisa provincial council head Hussain Sanjani who also participated at the gathering said that some economic projects previously launched in the province were remained incomplete from the past few years.

MAHMODRAQI (Pajhwok): The Afghanistan Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI) has opened its branch for the first time in central Kapisa province which would help resolve problems of businessmen there, an official said Tuesday.
The inauguration ceremony of the office was attended by deputy ACCI head Khan Jan Alokozay, Kapisa governor Sayed Khalid, members of provincial council and other local officials.
Kapisa ACCI director Haji Zahir Hakimzada told Pajhwok Afghan News that traders in the province had faced with problems due to absence of an ACCI branch.

MAHMOOD RAQI (Pajhwok): Construction work on three roads has been initiated in first Kohistan district in central Kapisa, which would be completed with a cost of $12 million, an official said on Thursday.
Abdul Fatah Shafiqu, the district chief, told Pajhwok Afghan News that construction of 100 kilometers long road would connect first Kohistan, second Kohistan and Kohband districts with each other.
The transit road which would have four link roads in first Kohistan would be ready for traffic this year, he added.

MAHMOOD RAQI/CHARIKAR (Pajhwok): Newly-appointed governors for central Kapisa and Parwan provinces assumed office on Saturday, officials said.
An introduction ceremony for the Kapisa governor was held in Mahmood Raqi. IDLG deputy chief Nadir Yama, public representatives and tribal elders were in attendance.
Speaking on the occasion, Governor Syed Mohammad Khalid Hashimi identified the eradication of administrative graft, an all-out war on drugs and enforcing rule of law as top priorities.

MAHMOOD RAQI (Pajhwok): The provincial council in central Kapisa province on Saturday claimed settling a number of complicated tribal feuds and achieving progress in other areas.
Hussein Sanjani, head of provincial council, told Pajhwok Afghan News the council managed to resolve many personal and family disputes in several localities of the province.
Some tribes and families, including former Jihadi commanders, had differences for years, he said, adding those family feuds led to death of tens of people and gave rise to illegal armed men.

KHOST CITY (Pajhwok): Former provincial council head of southeastern Khost province has said President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani should focus more on bolstering security and law and order in the country.
Sayed Karim Khaksar during an exclusive interview with Pajhwok Afghan News said emergence of Islamic State (IS) or Daesh fighters in some parts of the country was a looming threat to nascent security.
Citing an example, he said that security situation had got worsened in Khost province as militants launched spring offensive codenamed Azm.

MAHMOOD RAQI (Pajhwok): Women’s rights activists in Central Kapisa and Parwan provinces on Sunday called for giving females representation in the unity government.
They reminded President Ashraf Ghani and Chief Executive Officer Abdullah Abdullah of their campaign promises to give women a proactive role in different state institutions.
Parwan Women’s Affairs Director Nadira Giyah said: “We want the two leaders to give females adequate representation in the government in line with their campaign pledges.”

MAHMOOD RAQAI (Pajhwok): Four security personnel lost their lives to a gun and bomb attack by insurgents in the Tagab district of central Kapisa province on Sunday noon, an official said.
A convoy of security forces was transferring logistic supplies to the Alasai district when insurgents ambushed it in Tagab, Kapisa police chief, Brig. Gen. Khwaja Faqir Ahmad Seddique, told Pajhwok Afghan News.

MAHMOOD RAQI (Pajhwok): Insecurity and crimes have increased in the Kohistan-II district of central Kapisa province due to insufficient strength of security forces, residents said on Saturday.
The residents said activities of irresponsible gunmen had increased during night time and they could not go out of home in the evening.
A resident of Jamal Agha area told Pajhwok Afghan News gunmen appeared on roads in the afternoon and created problems for local residents.

MAHMOD RAQI (Pajhwok): Residents of central Kapisa province on Saturday said they would have never taken part in the election process if they had the slightest idea of the dragging deadlock.

Several months after the election was completed, neither the results have been announced so far nor differences between the two candidates removed. As a result, the masses have become skeptical.

Most of the people repented taking part in the elections. Shah Agha, a resident of Kohistan-1 district, said he had voted in the interest of national unity and Afghanistan’s reconstruction.