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Election bodies to conduct audit, recount of 8,494 polling stations
KABUL (Pajhwok): Pajhwok Afghan News reliably learned on Wednesday that the votes of 8,494 polling stations will be audited and recounted. According to a document, most of the identified polling stations that will be audited and recounted are in the following ten provinces. In Kabul 1,197 polling stations, in Nangarhar…
Read More »Over 400 biometric devices missing, damaged: IEC
KABUL (Pajhwok): The Independent Election Commission (IEC) says that more than 400 biometric voter verification (BVV) devices are missing or broken and the issue would be dealt based on the type of cases. The IEC officials say the devices were missing as result of Taliban attacks on polling stations and…
Read More »Nothing stolen from IEC digital center: Joint probe
KABUL (Pajhwok): A joint investigation panel of the Stability and Partnership, the State Builder election teams and the Independent Election Commission (IEC) has found that nothing like election related materials or biometric devices had been stolen from the IEC’s digital center. According to Pajhwok Afghan News report, the Stability and…
Read More »Hekmatyar’s name exists voter list, but no sticker on ID card
KABUL (Pajhwok): Presidential candidate and head of the Hezb-i-Islami Gulbuddin Hekmatyar on satuday said he cast his vote depiste no electoral sticker on his Tazkera, while the Independent Election Commission (IEC) said that vote without sticker was not acceptable. Hekmatyar, who heads the Peace and Justice team, cast his vote…
Read More »$41,000 salary to foreign advisor serves blow to Ghani
KABUL (Pajhwok): President and election candidate Ashraf Ghani received a storm of criticism from his opponents for appointing a German national as advisor against $41,000 monthly salary. Ghani’s election rivals took full advantage of the matter after it went viral on social media and used the issue to harm him.…
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