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Afghanistan’s 2019 Election (25): contradictory figures and low turnout in Kandahar

Kandahar’s turnout looks like it will be less than half the national average, pending finalisation of the numbers. There are many possible reasons for this, chief among them fraud, with limited reporting but plenty of anecdotal evidence of ballot stuffing and other irregularities. But Kandaharis also seem to have been deterred by the low level […]

27 Nov 2019 Fazl Rahman Muzhary • Political Landscape

Afghan Sportswomen: Courage, hurdles and harassment

Afghan sportswomen have become a symbol of change for many in Afghanistan, representing hope for a more egalitarian society with greater opportunities for girls and women. For others, they are a symbol of western imperialism that is bringing change and undermining Afghan society and culture, turning women away from their families and traditional roles. For […]

25 Nov 2019 Rohullah Sorush • Rights and Freedoms

Problematic Polling Stations Break-down of the Types of Problems, Presidential Election 2019

Table: Problematic polling stations with a break-down of the types of problems Total polling stations 29,586 Closed polling stations 3,006 Open polling stations 26,580 Total problematic polling stations to be audited and recounted 8,494 Decision Problems with missing BVV devices/memory cards 2,423 · National Tally Centre (NTC) and Digital Centre received results but no BVV […]

21 Nov 2019 Elections

Afghanistan’s 2019 Election (24): Disputed recount, threats not to accept results, and some interesting new data

The Independent Election Commission (IEC) has overruled the demand by most of the presidential candidates to invalidate around 300,000 out of the 1.8 million votes (about 16 per cent) from the 28 September presidential election. Critics wanted these excluded before the IEC started auditing and recounting the votes from 8,255 ‘problematic’ polling stations. However, the […]

21 Nov 2019 Ali Yawar Adili • Political Landscape

Presidential Pardons: Trump sets his seal on a record of US impunity in Afghanistan

Donald Trump has given a presidential pardon to three members of the American military for crimes they were accused or convicted of carrying out while on service in Afghanistan or Iraq. The pardons have raised questions as to whether there will be consequences for US behaviour on the battlefield and possibly also at the International […]

20 Nov 2019 Kate Clark • Rights and Freedoms

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Afghanistan’s 2019 Election (25): contradictory figures and low turnout in Kandahar

Afghan Sportswomen: Courage, hurdles and harassment

Problematic Polling Stations Break-down of the Types of Problems, Presidential Election 2019

Afghanistan’s 2019 Election (24): Disputed recount, threats not to accept results, and some interesting new data

Presidential Pardons: Trump sets his seal on a record of US impunity in Afghanistan

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