Afghanistan Times
AT News Report KABUL: The Independent Electoral Complaint Commission (IECC) says they have received “hundreds” of complaints regarding frauds in Saturday’s presidential elections, vowing to inspect all of them. The commission said on Sunday that the initial number of complaints was estimated 2,275. The complaints, according to the commission, would …
Read More »Low turnout, election credibility
AT News Report KABUL: A number of lawyers and law experts believe that the lower turnout in Saturday’s presidential election will not bring the contest’s credibility under question. Initially figures of the independent election commission, explain that 1,051,998 people out of more than 9,000,000 of those registered, cast their votes. …
Read More »Karzai strongly condemns US airstrike on Ghazni civilians
AT News Report KABUL: Former President, Hamid Karzai condemned an airstrike conducted by the United States troops on Ghazni with the strongest terms, expressing his deep concerns over the massacre of the people of Afghanistan under the pretext of war on terror. The US army launched an airstrike in the …
Read More »US, India, Pak congratulate Afghanistan on presidential election
AT News Report KABUL: The governments of the US, India and Pakistan have congratulated Afghanistan for conducting its fourth round of presidential election. The US embassy to Kabul has praised the Afghans for casting their votes in the deteriorated and threatened condition in Afghanistan. “Congratulation to Afghans who braved threats …
Read More »Key Taliban commander killed in Ghazni
AT News Report KABUL: A key commander of Taliban group was killed during an airstrike conducted in southern Ghazni province, defense ministry said Sunday. Ministry Spokesman Fawad Aman said Abdul Hanan, Taliban’s key commander was killed during airstrike carried out in Khoghyani district. The killed commander was a member of …
Read More »Taliban kidnap electoral observers in Parwan
AT News Repeat KABUL: Officials in central Parwan province said the Taliban militants have abducted a number of electoral observers in Dar-e-Ghorband area of Seyagard district. “At least eight observers went missing after they left the district polling center,” said provincial Independent election office. Head of the IEC for Parwan …
Read More »IECC receives over 2,270 poll-related complaints
AT News Report KABUL: The body responsible for adjudicating complaints related to the Saturday’s elections has announced today it has received 2,275 poll-related complaints since voting day across the country. Spokesman for Independent Electoral Complaints Commission (IECC), Mohammad Qasem Alyas in a press conference on Sunday said 2,275 complaints were …
Read More »‘Pale turnout undermines election legitimacy’
AT News Report KABUL: A number of presidential candidates on Sunday voiced deep concern over the low turnout in the Saturday’s polls across the country. They said the low turnout and the security and technical issues on Election Day have raised questions regarding the legal and political validity of the …
Read More »Editorial: The way forward
The much-anticipated democratic exercise of voting finally took place on Saturday when many Afghans braved the threat of militant attacks to vote in an election which was seen as a major test of the National Unity Government’s ability to protect democracy against Taliban attempts to derail it. However, Afghanistan’s presidential …
Read More »Ghazni residents protest civilian deaths in drone strike
AT News Report KABUL: Dozens of residents in central Ghazni province on Sunday staged protest over civilian deaths, which they claim were caused by a foreign forces drone strike inKhwaja Omari district of the province. According to the protestors,six civilians have been killed and five others wounded in the incident. …
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