Nangarhar All Elections News

JALALABAD (Pajhwok): Hundreds of tribal elders gathered in eastern Nangarhar province on Sunday and demanded the presidential election to be held on time.

JALALABAD (Pajhwok): The Independent Election Commission (IEC) regional office in eastern Nangarhar province said on Wednesday it has so far registered around 16,000 people as voters in the province.
Zabihullah Wagari, IEC head for Nangarhar, told a gathering about coordination between elections-related institutions in Jalalabad, the provincial capital, that around 13,000 people have so far registered as voters and another 3,000 changed their names and locations in the province.

KABUL (Pajhwok): The Independent Election Commission (IEC) has announced final result of the Wolesi Jirga election.

JALALABAD (Pajhwok): The governor of eastern Nangarhar province has asked the Ministry of Public Works (MoPW) for stepping up work on the Jalalabad-Kabul highway’s second lane and Behsud Bridge.
Salim Khan Kunduzi conveyed his message regarding the early completion of the projects to some ministers during his stay in Kabul, the governor’s spokesman, Ahmad Zia Abdulzai, told Pajhwok Afghan News.
During a meeting with Public Works Minister Eng. Mahmood Baligh, Kunduzi referred to a delay in the execution of some projects in the province.

JALALABAD (Pajhwok): Provincial council members on Wednesday said harsh winter would bring more woes to families displaced by the ongoing conflict in Shinwari zone of eastern Nangarhar province.
About 13,000 families have been displaced as a result of infighting between rival militant groups and their clashes with security forces in the zone encompassing three districts.
These families are now living in houses of their relatives and in temporary shelters that can provide scant protection from the cold. Almost all these families need assistance.

JALALABAD (Pajhwok): The governor of eastern Nangarhar province on Sunday asked religious scholars to help the government eliminate extremism and establish peace in the country.
Salim Khan Kunduzi was speaking at a seminar on religious scholars’ role in prevention of drugs and establishment of peace in Jalalabad, the provincial capital.
“Atrocities and bloodshed by terrorists has brought about a bad name to Islam and such activities portray Islam, which is the religion of peace, as violent and a terrible way of life,” the governor noted.

KABUL (Pajhwok): Hundreds of people on Sunday took to the streets in eastern province of Nangarhar to protest the omission of the words Afghan and Islam from new electronic national identity cards.
After the parliament approved the Census Law last year, some lawmakers, civil society activists and political parties protested for the inclusion of the two words in new ID cards.
But some people agreed with the parliamentary decision that the mention of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan was enough to prove the holder’s nationality and religion.

JALALABAD (Pajhwok): Provincial Council (PC) members on Tuesday welcomed President Ashraf Ghani’s proposed changes in the administration of eastern Nangarhar province and urged him to appoint qualified and deserving individuals.
Reports say the Presidential Palace is planning to remove more than 10 provincial departmental heads and replace them with honest and qualified individuals.
President Ghani was expected to arrive in Jalalabad, the provincial capital, but bad weather forced him to cancel his trip.

JALALABAD (Pajhwok): A senior Afghan military official on Monday said operations were being launched in insecure areas in eastern provinces.
Gen. Mohammad Ali Shujai, the 201 Selab Military Corps deputy commander, told this to Pajhwok Afghan News on the sidelines of a ceremony marking the country’s 96th Independence Day at the corps headquarters in eastern Nangarhar province.
The general said security forces had effectively prevented insurgent activities as a result of wisely-planned operations.

JALALABAD (Pajhwok): The governor of eastern Nangarhar province on Wednesday said lack of job opportunities in government and private sectors was one of the reasons of growing unemployment and pledged he would leave no stone unturned to create jobs.
Speaking at a gathering marking International Youth Day, Salim Khan Kunduzi said some circles considered the government posts hereditary and appointed their family members on certain positions.
He lamented there was no merit system in the country and majority of talented youth left without jobs.