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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 …

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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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NSA Mohib in New York to brief UNGA on Afghan issues

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 …

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Afghan security forces kill 346 Taliban rebels in latest crackdowns

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 …

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Afghans vote amid tight security

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 …

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“Boxes filled with counterfeited ballots”

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 …

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Mohaqiq accuses Ghani’s team of ‘organized frauds’

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 …

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Presidential election held amid lots of snags

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 …

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Afghans vote amid tight security

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 …

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Our priority is peace; election is matter of concern: Qanooni

It has been for four decades now that Afghanistan has been in a whirl of unending war. It is believed that the ongoing war has been imposed on Afghans that can be resolved through dialogues. Peace remained top priority for some Afghan influential figures who time and again emphasized for …

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