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IEC to announce voters' biometric procedure soon: Abdullah

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Azizullah Hamdard
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Sep 21, 2018 - 19:42
KABUL (Pajhwok): Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Dr. Abdullah Abdullah on Friday termed biometric data of voters during the election day important, saying the Independent Election Commission ( IEC ) would announce the procedure for using voters’ biometric data in the next few days.
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IEC slams closure of provincial offices by protestors

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Azizullah Hamdard
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Sep 16, 2018 - 10:56
KABUL (Pajhwok): The Independent Election Commission ( IEC ) has slammed the closure of its provincial offices as an act against the law and national interest, urging the government to move against rampaging demonstrators. On Saturday, protesters...
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All stakeholders must help conduct fair polls: IEC

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Sep 12, 2018 - 20:33
KABUL (Pajhwok): The Independent Election Commission ( IEC ) on Wednesday asked the government, political parties and common people to help ensure the upcoming elections were conducted transparently. Addressing reporters in Kabul, IEC spokesman...
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IEC hiring ‘inexperienced persons’: Ex-employees

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Pajhwok reporter
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Sep 12, 2018 - 16:31
KHOST CITY (Pajhwok): Some former Independent Election Commission ( IEC ) officials in southeastern Khost province on Wednesday claimed the commission’s employees were ‘deliberately paving the ground for electoral rigging. Addressing a press...
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Grand alliance sabotaging election process: IEC

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Ahmad Shah Erfanyar
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Sep 02, 2018 - 18:53
KABUL (Pajhwok): The Independent Election Commission ( IEC ) on Sunday said it had created a database for voter registration and use of fake ID cards in elections was impossible.
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IEC defies gate’s blockade to change poll date

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Azizullah Hamdard
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Aug 29, 2018 - 18:59
KABUL (Pajhwok): The Independent Election Commission ( IEC ) says despite protests interrupting its daily work, the parliamentary elections would be conducted on October 20. Merza Mohammad Haqparast, IEC deputy spokesman, told Pajhwok Afghan News...
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Protest camp in front of IEC head office removed

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Ahmad Shah Erfanyar
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Aug 25, 2018 - 12:10
KABUL (Pajhwok): Security forces on Saturday removed protest tents erected near the entrance to Independent Election Commission ( IEC ) offices in Kabul and Kunduz provinces. Eight days ago, supporters of six disqualified Wolesi Jirga candidates...
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Above 9m ballot papers for WJ polls being printed: IEC

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Azizullah Hamdard
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Aug 24, 2018 - 14:20
KABUL (Pajhwok): Independent Election Commission ( IEC ) on Friday said more than 9 million ballot papers for the upcoming Wolesi Jirga election would be printed in the near future.
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IEC unveils final list of candidates from 33 provinces

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Azizullah Hamdard
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Aug 14, 2018 - 10:05
KABUL (Pajhwok): The Independent Election Commission ( IEC ) released the final list of Wolesi Jirga candidates from 33 provinces on Tuesday, a day after supporters of some disqualified hopefuls shut the panel’s gates in Kabul and northeastern...
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Explosion occurs near poll panel offices in Kabul

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Ahmad Shah Erfanyar
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Aug 13, 2018 - 14:14
KABUL (Pajhwok): An explosion rocked the Pul-i-Charkhi area near the Independent Election Commission’s office in Kabul on Monday afternoon, police said. At least one policeman was killed and second wounded when a suicide bomber on foot set off his...
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Ahmad Shah Zamanzai appointed as IEC secretary

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Azizullah Hamdard
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Jul 19, 2018 - 15:45
KABUL (Pajhwok): President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani on Thursday appointed Ahmad Shah Zamanzai as the secretary of the Independent Election Commission ( IEC ). In compliance to presidential decree a copy of which received by Pajhwok Afghan News Zamanzai...
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Electoral preparations being closely monitored: ESG

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Sheer Ahmad Usmani
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Jul 18, 2018 - 14:33
KABUL (Pajhwok): An internationally-sponsored organisation says it has been closely following electoral preparations, including the ongoing voter registration process, in Afghanistan . The Election Support Group (ESG) issued the statement ahead of a...
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List of prospective candidates in 3 days: IEC

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Mohammad Halim Karimi
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Jun 25, 2018 - 17:22
KABUL (Pajhwok): The Independent Election Commission ( IEC ) on Monday said it would announce the list of prospective candidates in the upcoming Wolesi Jirga and district council elections three days later. Sayed Hafizullah Hashemi, a member of the...
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IEC not satisfied with women’s turnout to contest polls

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Azizullah Hamdard
On
Jun 13, 2018 - 18:09
KABUL (Pajhwok): The Independent Election Commission ( IEC ) on Wednesday announced another 10-day extension in the voter registration process in districts, saying 2,396 people had nominated for Wolesi Jirga and 3,058 for district council elections...
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IEC’s information bank starts functioning

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Azizullah Hamdard
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Jun 05, 2018 - 17:46
KABUL (Pajhwok): The Independent Election Commission ( IEC ) has launched an information bank to help control corruption in the process of candidates’ registration, an official said on Tuesday. Syed Ibrahim Sadaat, IEC information technology head,...
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IEC toughens conditions for election candidates

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Azizullah Hamdard
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May 24, 2018 - 20:52
KABUL (Pajhwok): The Independent Election Commission ( IEC ) has laid down stricter conditions for candidate’s nomination in elections compared to the past, asking a nominee to collect finger prints and voter stickers from at least 1,000 people...
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Voter registration centres in 10 districts yet to open

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Azizullah Hamdard
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May 24, 2018 - 16:09
KABUL (Pajhwok): Four hundred voter registration centres in 10 districts, where polls may not be possible, could not be opened due to security threats, the Independent Election Commission ( IEC ) said on Thursday. IEC Commissioner Syed Hafizullah...
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3 in the run for election commission secretary

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Pajhwok
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May 22, 2018 - 10:38
KABUL (Pajhwok): Three candidates would be referred to the Presidential Palace for the post of Independent Election Commission ( IEC ) secretary, the poll panel said on Tuesday.
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So far 2.3 million people registered as voters: IEC

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Nasir ahmad sadiqi
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May 21, 2018 - 18:15
KABUL (Pajhwok): In more than a month, above 2.3 million people registered themselves across the country to vote in Oct 20 Wolesi Jirga and district council elections, the Independent Election Commission ( IEC ) said Monday.
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Upcoming polls: Provinces declared electoral constituencies

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Azizullah Hamdard
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May 20, 2018 - 17:48
KABUL (Pajhwok): The In dependent Election Commission ( IEC ) on Sunday said election constituency for the upcoming elections would be provinces and the entire country would be a single constituency for 10 Wolesi Jirga seats of Kuchis and one for the Hindu minority.
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