Takhar All Elections News

TALOQAN (Pajhwok): Residents of northeastern Takhar province on Wednesday said illegal gunmen were increasingly spotted travelling in vehicles laced with tinted glasses since the beginning of the electioneering.
The 20-day election campaign was launched around a week back. More than 60 men and 12 women are contesting the Oct 20 Wolesi Jirga polls on nine seats allocated to Takhar province.

TALOQAN (Pajhwok): Lack of coordination among local departments has led to spiraling insecurity in northern Takhar province, head of the Provincial Council (PC) says on Thursday.
Takhar was one of the secure provinces but anti-state rebels have recently stepped up their activities in the province.

TALOQAN (Pajhwok) An electoral watchdog member in northern Takhar province on Friday announced his resignation, accusing the panel of supporting a particular candidate in last week’s runoff vote.
Barna Salehi linked his decision to the Independent Electoral Complaints Commission (IEC) failure to maintain neutrality and the affiliation of all observers with one specific group.

TALOQAN (Pajhwok): People widely participated in the runoff presidential election in northern Takhar province, where all polling stations were open.

TALOQAN (Pajhwok): An official of the provincial Independent Election Commission (IEC) said on Saturday 40 percent of employees had been sacked for failing to demonstrate neutrality in the April 5 elections.

TALOQAN (Pajhwok): People from different walks of life in northern Takhar province on Wednesday lauded the role of Afghan forces in maintain tight security during Saturday’s elections.
At a meeting, attended by senior security officials, civil society organisations, women’s rights activists and journalists, participants commended Afghan forces’ sacrifice.
Governor Abdul Latif Ibrahimi expressed satisfaction with the security environment that also boosted the morale of Afghan forces. He particularly appreciated policewomen’s role during the ballot.

TALOQAN (Pajhwok): The Independent Election Commission (IEC) on Tuesday said 165,000 of 500,000 eligible voters could not exercise their franchise on April 5 in northern Takhar province.
Provincial IEC chief, Roohullah Mosawi denied scarcity of ballot papers at polling sites. He told Pajhwok Afghan News: “We don’t agree with claims that 12,000 ballot papers were cast in two or three hours…”

TALOQAN (Pajhwok): No election complaint has been registered against any presidential candidate so far in northern Takhar province, local officials said on Monday.
In an exclusive interview with Pajhwok Afghan News, Independent Election Complaint Commission (IECC) head for Takhar, Barna Salehi, said 13,296 people monitored Saturday’s polls in the province.
Barring objections against two provincial council aspirants, the panel had received no complaint against any presidential contender, he said. Nobody was allowed to commit fraud in the process.

KABUL/TALOQAN (Pajhwok): A plot to assassinate a Wolesi Jirga member from western Ghor province has been thwarted, the spy service claimed on Monday, when an intelligence official was killed by his friend after a brawl in northern Takhar province.

TALOQAN (PAN): An agriculture warehouse was inaugurated in northeastern Takhar province on Wednesday, an official said.
The facility in Qalbars area of Taloqan would enable farmers to store their products and sell them at the right time, the agriculture director said.
Mohammad Salim Sayee told Pajhwok Afghan News the warehouse cost $90,000, with farmers contributing $10,000.