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Will not vote if captured on camera, warn Khost women

By: Pajhwok Reporter , Date:16/09/2019

KHOST CITY (Pajhwok): Members of a women association in southeastern Khost province say they will not participate in this month’s presidential election if their photos are taken as mandatory during... Read More

Khost residents want voter registration period extended...

By: يوسف منګل , Date:29/06/2019

KHOST CITY (Pajhwok): Some residents of southeastern Khost province say the period of the ongoing voter registration process should be extended in the province. In a mark of protest, dozens of people gathered at th... Read More

Protesting candidates in Khost want all votes recounted...

By: Pajhwok Reporter , Date:17/12/2018

KHOST CITY (Pajhwok): After closing a key highway, failing Wolesi Jirga candidates and their supporters have closed the Governor’s House main gate against employees in southeastern Khost province. The fre... Read More

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KHOST CITY (Pajhwok): A number of tribal elders, religious scholars, civil society activists and youth representatives on Saturday asked the Independent Election Commission (IEC) to promptly announce the presidential election result.

At a gathering in Khost City, they asked the Reform and Unanimity team, led by presidential candidate Dr. Abdullah Abdullah, to avoid creating problems by threatening the Afghans with launching “Orange and Green Movements.”

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Poll panel slammed for hurting people’s trust

Khost City (Pajhwok): Representatives of civil society organisations in southeastern Khost province on Sunday accused the Independent Election Commission of being pliant and unfair.

Senators voice concern at escalating violence

KHOST CITY (Pajhwok): Tribal elders and civil society activists in southeastern Khost province on Thursday urged US secretary of State John Kerry to play a proactive role in ensuring an amicable end to the deadlock over presidential election results.
Speaking at a press conference, the participants hailed Kerry for trying to resolve the differences between presidential contenders Dr. Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai and Dr. Abdullah Abdullah.

Kerry urged to help resolve election impasse

KHOST CITY (Pajhwok): Officials on Friday poured scorn on presidential candidate Dr. Abdullah’s claim of a higher turnout than the total number of registered voters in southeastern Khost province.
A survey under the National Solidarity Programme (NSP) of the Rural Development Ministry put Khost’s population at more than 1300,000, the governor’s spokesman explained.
Mubarez Mohammad Zadran told Pajhwok Afghan News there were 700,000 eligible voters in the province, where over 400,000 ballot papers had been dispatched by electoral commission.