Pajhwok Services

SMS News Service

Photo Service

Previous Pause Next

Election Coverage

Special Mining Page

Afghan Peace Process Special Page

Addvertise With Pajhwok

Click Here for more information

Daily Newsletter

Language
Sending Time (GMT / Kabul time)

Suggest a Story

Pajhwok is interested in your story suggestions. Please tell us your thoughts by clicking here.

80 WJ candidates receive victory letters from IEC

By
Navid Ahmad Barakzai
On
Feb 09, 2019 - 17:54
KABUL (Pajhwok): The Independent Election Commission ( IEC ) on Saturday issued acknowledgment letters to eighty Wolesi Jirga successful candidates from 18 provinces, at a time when the final results of 17 provinces have not yet been announced.
Read More

Wolesi Jirga poll results from 6 more provinces announced

By
Azizullah Hamdard
On
Jan 31, 2019 - 14:04
KABUL (Pajhwok): The Independent Election Commission ( IEC ) announced final results of Wolesi Jirga elections from six more provinces on Wednesday evening. IEC chief Abdul Bade Sayyad announced at a press conference here the final election results...
Read More

Kandahar IEC chief fired, referred to attorney over electoral crimes

By
Ahmad Bashir Naadem
On
Jan 27, 2019 - 19:57
KANDAHAR CITY (Pajhwok): The Independent Election Commission ( IEC ) head for southern Kandahar province has been sacked and introduced to the attorney’s office over alleged electoral offenses. Karimullah Stanikzai, head of the Independent Electoral...
Read More

IEC spurns Wolesi Jirga candidate’s bribery allegation

By
Azizullah Hamdard
On
Jan 26, 2019 - 20:38
KABUL (Pajhwok): The Independent Election Commission ( IEC ) on Saturday rejected a Wolesi Jirga candidate’s allegation that its commissioners sought money from him to manipulate the election results in his favor. Earlier Wolesi Jirga candidate...
Read More

IEC wants TEFA prosecuted over ‘baseless’ allegations

By
Azizullah Hamdard
On
Jan 12, 2019 - 18:05
KABUL (Pajhwok): The Independent Election Commission ( IEC ) on Saturday dismissed as ‘baseless’ a Transparent Election Foundation of Afghanistan (TEFA) report that alleged corruption was preventing the commission from announcing the Wolesi Jirga...
Read More

Presidential poll to be held now on July 20: IEC

By
Nasir ahmad sadiqi
On
Dec 30, 2018 - 21:04
KABUL (Pajhwok): The Independent Election Commission ( IEC ) late Sunday evening announced a new date 20 July, 2019 for the presidential election, pushing back the originate date by three months. Earlier, the IEC had announced April 20, 2019 the...
Read More

3 days to deadline, no one registers as presidential candidate

By
Azizullah Hamdard
On
Dec 30, 2018 - 17:26
KABUL (Pajhwok): Just three days are remaining in the deadline to register as a presidential candidate, but so far no one has registered his/her candidacy, the Independent Election Commission ( IEC ) said on Sunday. According to the presidential...
Read More

50 persons receive presidential information packages: IEC

By
Azizullah Hamdard
On
Dec 29, 2018 - 18:29
KABUL (Pajhwok): Independent Election Commission ( IEC ) on Saturday said 50 persons have so far received information packages of presidential elections from the commission but no one has so far registered as candidate. According to the schedule of...
Read More

Presidential election likely to be delayed for 2 months

By
Khwaja Basir Fitri
On
Dec 26, 2018 - 18:02
KABUL (Pajhwok): The Independent Election Commission ( IEC ) on Wednesday said the next presidential election would likely be delayed in order brining reforms and address shortages in the electoral regime. IEC spokesman Zabihullah Sadat told Pajhwok...
Read More

Wolesi Jirga polls: IECC declares Kabul votes invalid

By
Azizullah Hamdard
On
Dec 06, 2018 - 13:22
KABUL (Pajhwok): The Independent Electoral Complaints Commission (IECC) on Thursday announced invalidation of votes cast at all polling stations in Kabul due to fraud and rigging. Addressing a press conference, IECC spokesman Ali Reza Rohani said...
Read More

IEC declares Wolesi Jirga elections results of another 2 provinces

By
Javed Hamim Kakar
On
Dec 05, 2018 - 10:34
KABUL (Pajhwok): The Independent Election Commission ( IEC ) has announced the Wolesi Jirga elections preliminary results of western Ghor and Badghis provinces. Addressing a press conference, IEC head Abdul Baday Sayyad on Tuesday evening announced...
Read More

IEC declares Wolesi Jirga elections results of 5 provinces

By
Mohammad Asif Ahmadzai
On
Dec 02, 2018 - 09:35
KABUL (Pajhwok): The Independent Election Commission ( IEC ) has announced the Wolesi Jirga elections preliminary results of Kunar, Samangan, Sar-i-Pul, Nuristan and Maidan Wardak provinces. Addressing reporters, IEC head Abdul Baday Sayyad on...
Read More

Khost, Takhar, Parwan Wolesi Jirga results announced

By
Mohammad Asif Ahmadzai
On
Nov 27, 2018 - 20:28
KABUL (Pajhwok): The Independent Election Commission ( IEC ) on Tuesday announced the Wolesi Jirga elections results of Khost, Parwan and Takhar provinces.
Read More

IEC unveils Wolesi Jirga elections results of Parwan

By
Azizullah Hamdard
On
Nov 27, 2018 - 11:13
KABUL (Pajhwok): The Independent Election Commission ( IEC ) has announced the Wolesi Jirga elections preliminary results of central Parwan province. IEC head Abdul Baday Sayyad on Monday evening said six candidates, including two women , were able...
Read More

IEC says ‘comfortable’ with new election date

By
Azizullah Hamdard
On
Nov 26, 2018 - 19:26
KABUL (Pajhwok): The Independent Election Commission ( IEC ) has termed the new presidential election date as ‘suitable’ while the Independent Electoral Complaint Commission (IECC) and some political parties describe it against the Constitution...
Read More

IEC delay Wolesi Jirga elections results

By
Azizullah Hamdard
On
Nov 23, 2018 - 11:23
کابل (پژواک، ٢ ليندۍ ٩٧): د ټاکنو خپلواک کميسيون وايي، د رايو د بيا شمېرنې او ارزونې له امله د ولسي جرګې ټاکنو د لومړنيو پايلو اعلانول يو ځل بيا وځنډېدل.
Read More

‘2 IEC officials demand sex from female candidate’

By
Khwaja Basir Fitri
On
Nov 22, 2018 - 16:53
KABUL (Pajhwok): Two Independent Election Commission ( IEC ) officials allegedly demanded sex from a female Wolesi Jirga candidate to boost her victory’s chance in the last month’s polls. This was claimed by Dr. Hamida Wardak, head of the Social...
Read More

Elections rigged systematically in Kandahar: Candidates

By
Ahmad Bashir Naadem
On
Nov 11, 2018 - 20:23
KANDAHAR CITY (Pajhwok): Some Wolesi Jirga candidates in southern Kandahar province on Sunday alleged the parliamentary ballot was massively rigged in the province and that they would not accept votes without biometric verification. The candidates...
Read More

IEC reaffirms presidential vote on April 20 next year

By
Azizullah Hamdard
On
Nov 10, 2018 - 20:02
KABUL (Pajhwok): The district councils, presidential and Wolesi Jirga elections in southern Ghazni province may jointly be conducted on April 20, 2019, the Independent Election Commission ( IEC ) said on Saturday.
Read More

Logar candidates allege poll results tampered with

By
Navid Ahmad Barakzai
On
Nov 07, 2018 - 20:18
KABUL (Pajhwok): A number of Wolesi Jirga candidates from central Logar province on Wednesday claimed their rivals colluded with election commission officials in changing election results in the province. The Wolesi Jirga elections were held in 32...
Read More

Advertisement

Advertisement

Twitter Update