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Government delay presidential inauguration on US request...

By: Javed Hamim Kakar , Date:25/02/2020

KABUL (Pajhwok): The United States (US) has thanked the Afghan government for agreeing to postpone the presidential inauguration, a statement from the US State Department said on Tuesday. “We urge all parties... Read More

For sake of peace, Gilani urges end to Ghani-Abdullah rift...

By: Behishta Arghand , Date:25/02/2020

KABUL (Pajhwok): National Islamic Front of Afghanistan (NIFA) leader Pir Hamid Gilani on Tuesday stressed solution to the dispute between the government leaders and warned political problems would con... Read More

اشرف غنى: در مناسبات وزارت خانه ها و ولایات باید یک تغییر بنیادی بوجود آید

Ghani’s oath-taking is illegal and hasty: Experts

By: Azizullah Hamdard , Date:25/02/2020

KABUL (Pajhwok): Political affairs experts say President Ashraf Ghani’s oath taking event goes against the country’s laws and is ‘a hasty decision.’ The Independent Election Commission (IEC) on February 18 ann... Read More

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KABUL (Pajhwok): Presidential aspirants would be disqualified and referred to judicial organs if their dual citizenship was proved, the Independent Electoral Complaints Commission (ECC) warned on Thursday.

KABUL (Pajhwok): The elections security report would be released in two days, Deputy Interior Minister Mohammad Ayub Salangi informed governors and provincial police chiefs on Tuesday.
Speaking to the officials from central and eastern zones in Kabul, Salangi said they would assess and discuss security for polling stations.

Election security report to be released in two days

KABUL (PAN): Concerned at the current situation, a number of senators on Tuesday called for effective measures to ensure security for the April presidential and provincial council elections.

Senators underline effective poll security

KABUL (Pajhwok): Some political and legal experts believe cases submitted against five presidential candidates to the Attorney General Office (AGO) by the Independent Election Complaints Commission could not be decided until the April polls.
They believe it would be impossible to investigate all the charges levelled against the five contenders during the less than three months left for the landmark elections. The experts say the time is too short to try them in courts.

Candidate cases can’t be decided until polls

KABUL (Pajhwok): Policewomen are fully prepared to perform their duties as well their male counterparts during the April elections, officials said on Tuesday.
Around 25,000 policewomen have been trained to deal with security threats during the polls. Another 1,392 will be trained in coming months to ensure peaceful elections.
Senior Ministry of Interior official Brig. Gen. Hikmat Shahi told Pajhwok Afghan News the presence of policewomen at polling station was essential to prevent fraud.