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Eleven out of thirteen presidential candidates who were unable to secure at least 10% votes will get fined 1m AFN each as per the procedure, Abdul Aziz Ibrahimi, an IEC spokesperson said. Each presidential candidates deposited AFN 1,000,000.00...

Dr. Abdullah Abdullah, the Chief Executive Officer of the National Unity Government of Afghanistan and the only serious rival of President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani in the 2019 presidential election, has filed over 4,000 complaints over the...

The Independent Election Commission of Afghanistan announced the preliminary presidential election results after a prolonged delay. Hawa Alam Nuristani, the head of Independent Election Commission announced the preliminary election results...

Faramarz Tamanna, a presidential candidate and son-in-law of Hawa Alam Nooristani, the chief of Independent Election Commission joins president Mohammad Ashraf Ghani’s electoral team, president office reported on Sunday. A joint...

The residents of central Bamyan province, eastern Nangarhar and Kapisa in the capital zone marched on the streets on Friday blaming the electoral commissions for not invalidating the fraudulent votes. The main message of the protesters...

Nicolas Kay, the NATO senior civilian representative to Afghanistan in speaking with Afghan journalists and media representatives in London said that every party or group should accept the election results. “Despite the treats many Afghans...

The electoral commissions of Afghanistan have not yet provided clear answers to the demands of protestors which has persuaded continuous back to back strikes in most parts of the country amid political uncertainties in Afghanistan. Thousands...

General Scott Millar giving medal to General Abdul Rashid Dostum General Scott Millar, the commander of US and Resolute Support Mission in Afghanistan, together with Assadullah Khalid, the acting Defense Minister of Afghanistan travelled to...

The deputy chief of Jamiat Party, Ahmad Zia Massoud and the chief executive of the party, Atta Mohammad Noor attacked each other on Facebook amid the electoral controversy in Afghanistan. Atta Mohammad Noor, the former governor of Northern...

The Council of Presidential Runners has accused the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan of interfering in presidential elections. According to a statement released by Council of Presidential Runners, the UN mission in Afghanistan...

Following the ouster of the Taliban regime in late 2001, Afghanistan has seen gradually declining turnout since the country first held national elections in 2004. In the first election after the overthrow of the Taliban from power, turnout...

The Independent Election Commission of Afghanistan has announced that it has halted the vote recount process across Afghanistan. According to a statement released by election commission, the audit and recount process of votes has been stopped...

Abdullah Abdullah, one of the key presidential runners in September presidential elections has boycotted the vote recount process. Speaking during a gathering in Kabul earlier today, Abdullah said attempts are being made to legitimize...

The Independent Election Commission (IEC) on Sunday announced that the commission will announce the preliminary results of the presidential elections on 14th November. Hawa Alam Nuristani, the chairperson of the Independent Election...