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Never said Abdullah wears lipstick: Mohammadi
KABUL (Pajhwok): Former defence minister Besmillah Mohammadi has denied saying that Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Dr. Abdullah wears lipstick. With the presidential election campaign having hit a fever pitch, some candidates have resorted to leveling wild allegations against their rivals in a bid to damage their reputation. Wrong information: Razzaq…
Read More »MoLSA letter about poll holidays fake
KABUL (Pajhwok): Purportedly released by the Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs, a letter regarding holidays on Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday has gone viral on social media. But this circular regarding the presidential election holidays is fake and inaccurate. Fake info: Published on Tuesday on Facebook and Twitter, the letter…
Read More »Fake NYT website report deepens Abdullah-Ghani rivalry
KABUL (Pajhwok): Supporters of presidential candidate and current CEO Abdullah Abdullah have lashed out at campaigners for his main challenger President Ashraf Ghani over using a fake website report that claims ‘Abdulla has received $39 million from Pakistan.’ Untrue information: Late Saturday, a report published on a fake web page…
Read More »Fake photo: Ghani, Abdullah supporters clash on social media
KABUL (Pajhwok): Supporters of presidential candidates, Ashraf Ghani and Dr. Abdullah Abdullah, traded barbs on social media over a photoshoped photo of the current president watching his rival on a television channel. Ghani and Abdullah were expected to have a live debate on Ariana Television on Monday evening, but Ghani…
Read More »Karzai denies backing CEO’s electoral team
KABUL (Pajhwok): Former president Hamid Karzai has scotched speculation that he has joined the Stability and Consultation team led by Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Abdullah. Wrong information: On Wednesday, the Afghanistan Information Network published a report titled “Hamid Karzai announces support for Abdullah Abdullah’s team.” Another news outlet reported he…
Read More »Ex Indian MEA comments on Ghani, Abdullah baseless, untrue
KABUL (Pajhwok): Information regarding presidential candidates Ashraf Ghani and Abdullah Abdullah referred to former Indian Minister of external affair Sushma Swaraj’s book are fake and baseless, Pajhwok Afghan News has learned. According to rumors in social media regarding President Ghani and Abdullah Abdullah former Indian External Affairs Minister written something…
Read More »Jalili’s pledge about teacher salary not feasible: Pajhwok
KABUL (Pajhwok): Pajhwok Afghan News findings show presidential candidate Sayed Noorullah Jalili’s promise to increase schoolteacher salary to 70,000 afghanis does not look practical considering the country’s current resources. Sayed Noorullah Jalili on August 19 during his electioneering had said, “I am from this society and I know what kind…
Read More »As rumor has it, Hekmatyar injured, son killed
Poli-e-Khomri (Pajhwok): Hezb-i-Islami Afghanistan leader Gulbuddin Hekmatyar has reportedly been injured and his son killed in an attack, social media users said on Saturday, but the ministry of interior and the presidential candidate’s office rejected the news as rumors. Hekmatyar, who heads the Peace and Islamic Justice Electoral Ticket, has…
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