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Election won’t happen in 6 district of Helmand

By: Pajhwok Reporter , Date:14/08/2019

LASHKARGAH (Pajhwok): Presidential ballot will not take place in six districts of southern Helmand province due to insecurity, an official said on Wednesday. Shabbir Ahmad Hamid, provincial Independent Election Com... Read More

Helmand Wolesi Jirga candidates shut the IEC office

By: Zainullah Stanikzai , Date:29/12/2018

LASHKARGAH (Pajhwok): A number of Wolesi Jirga candidates from southern Helmand province on Saturday erected a protest tent in front of the Independent Election Commission (IEC), asking the government to r... Read More

Helmand IECC receive 350 complaints during elections

By: Zainullah Stanikzai , Date:24/10/2018

LASHKARGAH (Pajhwok): The Independent Electoral Complaints Commission (IECC) in southern Helmand province received 350 complaints mostly against the Independent Election Commission (IEC) during Wolesi Jirga... Read More

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معلم ميرولي هغه تورونه رد کړل چې ګنې په ټاکنو کې يې درغلۍ کړي

LASHKARGAH (Pajhwok): Two employees of the Independent Election Commission (IEC) and a policeman were gunned down when militants attacked a convoy transferring ballot boxes in southern Helmand province on Monday, the provincial police chief said.

LASHKARGAH (Pajhwok): The Independent Election Commission (IEC) director in southern Helmand province alleged the police chief for Greshk district was involved in massive rigging for Dr. Abdullah Abdullah.

HELMAND (Pajhwok): Officials cast votes in the Helmand provinces on 14 June.
Ballot process formally started at 7:00 am on Saturday throughout the country.
Long queues of voters are seen waiting for their turn in the Helmand provinces.
According to IEC, around 12 million eligible voters would exercise their right to vote in 6,365 polling stations. At least 400,000 security personnel had been deployed to ensure stringent security measures for the ballot.

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LASHKARGAH (Pajhwok): Governor of southern Helmand province Gen. Mohammad Naeem said on Saturday the voter turnout would be higher in the runoff election than the first round of April 5
He told Pajhwok Afghan News polling began at 7:00 am and people started thronging polling sites.

LASHKARGAH (Pajhwok): Thousands of armed militants have been planning to disrupt the presidential runoff vote in southern Helmand province, but Afghan forces have adopted all necessary measures to thwart their evil designs, an official said on Friday.
Major. Gen. Muhammad Naeem Momin, the provincial National Directorate of Security (NDS) chief, told a high-level meeting in Lashkargah that insurgents were out to scuttle the June 14 ballot. He said the Taliban had worked out their strategies to make the process a failure.

Afghan forces ready to secure polls in Helmand

هلمند کې دويم پړاو ټاکنو ته د وسله والو پلانونه شنډ شوي

Brawl between observers and the election staff resulted in halting of voting process but resumed after a brief delay.

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LASHKARGAH (Pajhwok): Officials in southern Helmand province on Sunday hoped more people would turn out to cast their votes in a second round election than the first round, when elaborate security arrangements had been put in place for their protection.
Deputy governor Ahmad Massoud Bakhtwar told a meeting of security officials in Lashkargah that efforts would be made not to repeat mistakes occurred on April 5.