The 2018 Election Observed (1) in Zurmat, Paktia: Real voting only in the district centre
Pakteen Khan
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Thomas Ruttig
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Zurmat district in Paktia province is almost completely under Taleban control. The parliamentary elections were held there only on a tiny island of government control. Turnout was very low on the first election day and limited to the district centre – another example of Afghanistan’s emerging rural-urban voting divide. On day two, attempts of ballot stuffing […]
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