Independent Election Commission

Kabul, Nov 11 (IANS) The Independent Election Commission (IEC) of Afghanistan has started recounting of votes cast in the September 28 presidential polls, despite opposition by major election campaign teams who demand the sorting out of…

Kabul, Nov 4 (IANS) The Independent Election Commission (IEC) of Afghanistan will on Monday begin the recounting of votes cast in the September 28 presidential elections across all the 34 provinces of the country.The recounting comes after…

Kabul, Sep 28 (IANS) Afghans went to the polls on Saturday to elect a new President amid high security across the war-torn country as the Taliban has threatened to boycott the voting process.This is the fourth presidential election in…

Kabul, Sep 28 (IANS) Voting was underway on Saturday in Afghanistan's presidential election on Saturday amid heavy security and Taliban threats to boycott the poll process.Some 9.6 million Afghans - 34.5 per cent of them women - are…

Kabul, Sep 27 (IANS) US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo spoke with Afghan President Ashraf Ghani ahead of the much anticipated presidential election slated to take place in the war-town country on Saturday amid Taliban threats to boycott the…