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Herat officials say all local polling sites are secure

By: Storai Karimi , Date:28/09/2019

HERAT CITY (Pajhwok): Officials in western Herat province say all polling sites are protected, asking people could turn out in large numbers to vote without any fear of violence. Governor Abdul Qayum Rahimi, after... Read More

Herat: 30 polling sites face closure, 69 high risk

By: Storai Karimi , Date:22/09/2019

HERAT CITY (Pajhwok): The Independent Election Commission (IEC) regional office in western Herat province on Sunday said 30 polling stations would be closed on the Election Day and another 69 faced high secur... Read More

Low election awareness in Herat irks watchdogs

By: Storai Karimi , Date:18/09/2019

HERAT CITY (Pajhwok): A number of election observers in western Herat province on Wednesday voiced their frustration over lack of awareness-creating programs as part of the electoral process. The watchdogs... Read More

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Women’s active participation in polls urged

در هرات علیه نتایج نهایی انتخابات شورای ولایتی تظاهرات شد

HERAT CITY (Pajhwok): The incoming Afghan president is set to sign a long-delayed security pact with the United States on Tuesday, a day after he is scheduled to take over, an official said on Saturday.

National Security Advisor Dr. Rangin Dadfar Spanta informed an international conference in Herat City that Dr. Ashraf Ghani would ink the Bilateral Security Agreement (BSA) after his inauguration on Monday.

Security pact with US to be signed on Sept. 30

HERAT CITY/LASHKARGAH (Pajhwok): Wolesi Jirga, or lower house of parliament, member Ghulam Farooq Majrooh survived a bomb attack in western Herat province on Tuesday, an official said.

یک نامزد شورای ولایتی هرات از سوی افراد مسلح به قتل رسید

KABUL/MAIDAN SHAHR (Pajhwok): A provincial council (PC) candidate was gunned down along with his two sons by unknown assailants in western Herat province late on Monday, police said. Elsewhere, insurgents killed a 70-year-old mother of a local policeman in central Maidan Wardak province.

BAMYAN CITY (Pajhwok): Civil society activists in central Bamyan province on Monday urged President Hamid Karzai not to sign a bill about “an illegal set of privileges” for members of parliament.