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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 …

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 …

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. …

AT News Report KABUL: The National Security Advisor, Hamdullah Mohib on Sunday flew to New York to brief the UN General Assembly over issues related to Afghanistan. “He will highlight Afghanistan’s current status, presidential elections and the peace process,” said the Office of National Security Council in a statement. According …

AT News Report KABUL:At least 346 militants have been killed and 99 others received injuries in multiple extensive military crackdowns carried out by the Afghan security forces in the past 24 hours, security official said Sunday. Ministry of Defense in a statement said the Afghan National Army (ANA) in collaboration …

The Afghan masses on Saturday exercised their democratic rights and voted in the 4th presidential elections to elect their new president. They once again reaffirmed their firm commitment to democracy. Polling centers were open across Afghanistan as the residents brave all-out Taliban threat. This is indeed a matter of pride …

Despite low turnout, hundreds of voters complained their names were missing from voters’ lists or the biometric devices used to prevent fraud. AT News Report KABUL: The Afghan masses on Saturday approached polling stations across the country to practice their fundamental rights of democracy to elect their new leader through …

AT News Report KABUL: Gulbuddin Hekmatyar, one of presidential candidates accused President Ghani and Abdullah Abdullah’s team of fraud. Hekmatyar alleged on Saturday that “the ruling teams” (referring to Ghani and Abdullah) had already filled boxes with counterfeited ballots. He added that provincial governors, police chiefs and other officials in …

AT News Report KABUL: Rival electoral teams accuse each other of the vast frauds. Mohammad Muhaqiq who supports presidential hopeful Abdullah Abdullah, accused President Ghani’s team especially his close men Ziaulhaq Amarkhil and Fazal Fazly of opening office for “organized frauds”. Also, the Kabul News broadcaster said Saturday that some …

AT News Report KABUL: The fourth presidential election after the Taliban collapse in a 2001 US military invasion was held Saturday amid dozens of problems across the country. The main problems counted by voters were in the biometrics system performance, mistakes in the voting sheets as some voters said their …