Pajhwok Afghan News (PAN) Weekly Election Coverage Newsletter, Oct. 22-23
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Provincial council poll results today
By: Ahmad Qureshi ,Date: 2014-10-24
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KABUL (Pajhwok): An official of the Independent
Election Commission (IEC) has indicated the final results
of provincial council polls will be announced today
(Saturday).
Laila Ihrari, an IEC member, told Pajhwok Afghan News
the commission had made the required preparations and
the outcome results would be unveiled at a news
conference at 2pm. She linked the delay in announcing the
result to technical problems, including a mechanism for
vote invalidation, and the Independent Electoral
Complaints Commission’s failure to send the IEC a list of
candidate names. A member of the watchdog, Wais
Barmak, said a joint committee of the two panels had
concluded its work on dealing with technical issues in
compiling the results. He also hinted at changes in in the
initial results. However, Barmak did not elaborate on the
scale of changes. As many as 2,600 candidates, including
308 women, contested the provincial council elections that
were held on April 5, simultaneously with the first round
of the presidential ballot. In the preliminary result
announced by the IEC on May 20, 458 candidates were
declared successful. The final results, originally scheduled
for June 7, were delayed.
KABUL/WASHINGTON (Pajhwok): For the first time
after the political transition in Afghanistan, US President
Barack Obama spoke with his Afghan counterpart Dr.
Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai over the telephone late on
Wednesday.
Also present during the video conference between the two
leaders was Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Dr. Abdullah
Abdullah. A brief statement from the Presidential Palace
announced the contact but gave no details of the issues the
presidents discussed.
During the video call, the first between the two leaders
after the peaceful transfer of power, Obama invited
Ahmadzai, and Abdullah to the White House early next
year. He commended the president and CEO on their
political agreement, reaffirmed US commitment to support
the unity government and congratulated the two on a
productive first month for the new government.
Bilateral relations, economic cooperation and other issues
of common interest also figured during the meeting at the
Presidential Palace in Kabul.
Ahmadzai confirmed his government’s preparations for
participation in the upcoming conference. He said he
would be going to the international forum with substantial
achievements on the home front.
He billed the conference as important in strengthening the
international community’s confidence in the new unity
government, something that would spur assistance and
support from friendly countries.
During his trip to London, the president will convince
British entrepreneurs to invest in Afghanistan and promote
Afghan exports to UK’s markets.
The conference, scheduled for November 24-25, will be co
-hosted by the governments of the UK and Afghanistan.
Ahmadzai, Abdullah invited to White House
By: Pajhwok Reporter ,Date: 2014-10-23
KABUL (Pajhwok): President Dr. Ashraf Ghani
Ahmadzai on Tuesday said his administration would prove
its worth at the upcoming London Conference.
At a meeting with UK’s Special Envoy for Afghanistan
and Pakistan Simon Gass, the president referred to the
preparations made for the international moot.
Unity govt to prove its mettle in London
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The White House said: "The presidents discussed
strengthening the Afghan forces to improve the security
situation in Afghanistan, American and regional support
for an Afghan-led peace process, and near-term Afghan
budgetary reform and longer-term fiscal sustainability."
This was Obama’s first video conference call with
Ahmedzai and Dr Abdullah after the peaceful transfer of
power. Obama reaffirmed US commitment to support the
unity government, and congratulated the two leaders on a
productive first month for the new government, the White
House said.
“The presidents discussed strengthening the Afghan
National Security Forces to improve the security situation
in Afghanistan, American and regional support for an
Afghan-led peace process, and near-term Afghan
budgetary reform and longer-term fiscal sustainability,”
the White House said.
Obama had sent a designation to attend the Inauguration
of Ahmadzai as president on September 29. John David
Podesta, counselor to Obama, led the team.
During the election crisis, Obama had phoned Ahmadzai
and Abdullah, calling for an early deal on the national
unity government in the interest of shoring up
international support for Afghanistan.
Following the unity government’s inauguration, the
Obama administration has reaffirmed on several occasions
America’s commitment to supporting Afghanistan.
Just a day after Ahmadzai took oath as president, the two
countries signed the Bilateral Security Agreement,
providing for the continued stay of a residual US force in
Afghanistan beyond 2014. Since Taliban's ouster from
power, the US military has lost at least 2,207 personnel in
Afghanistan.
KANDAHAR CITY (Pajhwok): A former governor on
Friday urged President Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai and Chief
Executive Dr. Abdullah Abdullah to focus on implementing
their reform agenda at a good clip in the best interest of
Afghanistan.
Gul Agha Sherzai told a gathering in the Dand district of
southern Kandahar province that the peaceful transfer of
power in the wake of the disputed presidential election was
a giant stride toward strengthening democracy in the
country. He also called for the masses to extend a helping
hand to the new administration in introducing administra-
tive reforms. However, he claimed that some domestic and
foreign circles were out to weaken the national unity
government. Without naming anyone, Sherzai said critics
painted a grossly negative picture of the political landscape
by predicting the early fall of the present dispensation. But
he hoped the government would be able to prove its
stability and acumen. He believed the new leadership would
appoint a professional and competent Cabinet to handle the
multiple challenges facing Afghanistan. The people of
Kandahar expected good governance, economic
self-reliance and an end to graft and drug smuggling.
In his remarks, Khalili said: “My deeds are not as big as my
friends say, but I thank them for their love.” On the
peaceful transition of power, Khalili said he was happy that
he had been supporting former president Hamid Karzai in
this regard.
“The problem the previous government faced was the
opposition but now both of the campaigns have joined force
for Afghanistan’s development and there are no differences
among them,” Khalili added.
The Hazara community leader said steps taken by the new
government during the first month of its inauguration were
appreciable and people wished the new leader would take
effective measures to improve the country’s situation.
“I tried my level best to do something good for the
wellbeing of our people,” he said.
Sherzai drums up support for unity govt
By: Bashir Ahmad Nadem ,Date: 2014-10-24
Ahmadzai asks ex-VP to support new govt-
By: Khwaja Basir Fitri ,Date: 2014-10-23
KABUL (Pajhwok): President Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai on
Thursday praised former vice-president Karim Khalili’s
efforts at strengthening democracy, peace and
reconstruction.
Ahmadzai said this in a message read out to a gathering of
more than one thousand people at the Loya Jirga tent
paying tribute to Khalili. A message from his first
Vice-President Gen. Abdur Rashid Dostum was also read
out.Ahmadzai praised Khalili’s contributions to the Jihad
movement and to the Afghan government during the past
13 years. He urged the ex-VP to cooperate with the new
government and share his experience with it.Dostum
praised Khalili for maintaining justice among the people
and his honest efforts at ensuring a peaceful transfer of
power. The former VP was presented appreciation letters
from civil society groups.
KABUL (Pajhwok): Members of the lower house of the
parliament on Saturday called for the accountability of the
election commission chiefs, blaming them for making the
electoral process controversial.
Lawmakers want election chiefs sacked
By: Azizullah Hamdard ,Date: 2014-10-25
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KABUL (Pajhwok): The Independent Directorate of Local
Governance (IDLG) on Saturday welcomed the
long-awaited announcement of final results from the April
provincial council (PC) polls as a key step toward
empowering state institutions. IDLG spokesman Tawab
Ghorzang said PC members were public representatives at
the local level and their role was important in strengthening
democratic institutions.
Evaluating the performance of the Independent Election
Commission (IEC) and Independent Electoral Complaint
Commission (IECC) and chalking out forms were on the
Wolesi Jirga agenda for today’s session.
Muhammad Naeem Hameedzai, an MP from southern
Kandahar province, noted that by delaying and disputing the
electoral results, the commissions had violated the
Constitution as well as the relevant law.
With corrupt and fraudulent election workers yet to be
unmasked, the credibility and integrity of the polls had been
put at stake, he argued. “In Kandahar, names of the
candidates who were given votes by the people are not
present on the assembly list. But the names of those
involved in ballot-stuffing are there.”
Ahmad Shah Ramazan, his colleague from northern Balkh
province, Ghulam Hussain Nasiri from central Wardak and
Abdul Qayyum Sajjadi from Ghazni called for the removal
of the commission chiefs. They stressed the need to
revitalise this important institutions and restore their
credibility. Accountability of the corrupt was crucial for
this, they said.
Fauzia Kofi, a woman lawmaker from northeastern
Badakhshan province, alleged the public had lost confidence
in the electoral system. She believed computerised national
identity cards would help stop rigging in the future.
Speaker Abdul Rauf Ibrahimi also stressed transparency of
future elections. Though, the IEC and IECC claimed to have
organised the elections in the best possible way, reluctance
of its chiefs to defend their claims in the parliament had
made their claims less convincing, he said.
PC results to empower institutions: IDLG
By: Pajhwok Reporter ,Date: 2014-10-25
Provincial poll results unveiled after 7 months
By: Ahmad Qureshi ,Date: 2014-10-25
KABUL (Pajhwok): The Independent Election
Commission (IEC) on Saturday announced the final
results from the provincial council elections that were held
seven months ago.
IEC Chairman Ahmad Yousaf Nuristani, unveiling the
outcome at a news conference in Kabul, said 458
candidates, including 97 women, had found their way to
provincial councils.
The commission will place the results on its website two
hours after their announcement. Nuristani said 19,785
polling sites had opened on the voting day, with no ballots
cast at 74 polling stations.
Among males, the biggest winner polled 21,420 votes and
the worst loser got only two ballots. Among females, one
contender won 9,409 to emerge on the top. Another settled
for 124 ballots to finish at the rock bottom.
The delay has been linked to technical problems,
including a mechanism for vote invalidation, and the
Independent Electoral Complaints Commission’s failure
to send the IEC a list of candidate names.
A joint committee of the two panels had concluded its
work on Friday on dealing with technical issues in
compiling the results. As many as 2,600 candidates,
including 308 women, contested the provincial council
elections that were held on April 5, simultaneously with
the first round of the presidential ballot.
In the preliminary result announced by the IEC on May
20, 458 candidates were declared successful. The final
results, originally scheduled for June 7, were delayed.
KABUL (Pajhwok): Losing provincial council candidates
on Sunday alleged the April 5 vote had not been
conducted in a transparent manner, paving the ground for
mafia leaders and influential figures to make it to the
provincial bodies.
Final results from the elections held seven months ago
were announced a day earlier. The results show 458
candidates, including 97 women, had won seats on the
provincial councils.
Hamida Wardak, a losing candidate in Kabul, said she
would not accept the outcome announced by the
Independent Election Commission IEC because real
winners had been missing from the list of successful
candidates. She accused ‘suborned IEC officials’ of
rigging the results in favour of influential and mafia-linked
candidates. Similarly, Hafizullah Barakzai, another
unsuccessful runner in Kabul, alleged the IEC had failed
to discharge its legal duties in accordance with the election
law. Razia Iqbalzada, a losing candidate in central
Bamyan province, alleged IEC officials had sold votes to
influential figures at polling stations. She said each vote
had been sold for $ 10 to 20, claiming votes cast for her at
a polling centre in the Shibar district were marked for her
rival. In northern Kunduz province, losing candidate
Jamila Karimi said she was winner in preliminary results
for collecting 1559 votes but now her name had been
removed from the final list. She accused her opponents of
influencing the results. Karimi announced contesting
parliamentary polls. Meanwhile, IEC chief Muhammad
Yousaf Nuristani urged PC candidates to accept the results
and respect the public mandate. He recalled more than
seven million people had exercised their right to
enfranchise in the provincial council elections, with
women constituting 36 percent of them.
Losing PC runners accuse IEC of fraud
By: Pajhwok Reporter ,Date: 2014-10-26
KABUL (Pajhwok): The United Nations on Sunday
welcomes Afghanistan’s Independent Election Commission
(IEC) announcement of the final results from the April
provincial council polls.
Preliminary results of the elections held on April 5 were
unveiled on May 20, but the final outcome was initially
delayed by the high volume of complaints submitted to the
Independent Electoral Complaints Commission (IECC).
The results were further postponed by the electoral
authorities’ focus on the presidential election, which
eventually threw up the national unity government, led by
President Dr. Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai.
In a statement, the United Nations congratulated the
successful candidates and acknowledged the commitment of
IEC and IECC to deliver the final results.
Senate delegation to probe PC poll results
By: Abasin Zaheer ,Date: 2014-10-26
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He added provincial councils had a good history of
identifying problems facing local populations, providing
them the required services and helping improve law and
order in local governance. Earlier, Independent Election
Commission (IEC) chairman Ahmad Yousaf Nuristani,
unveiling the outcome at a news conference in Kabul, said
458 candidates, including 97 women, had found their way
to the councils. IDLG director Saeed Ahmad Khamosh
said PC members would start their official duty after
taking oath in their respective provinces. He said two PC
members from each province would be selected for Me-
shrano Jirga or upper house seats within 15 days.
Khamosh said within a month, all PC members would be
invited to Kabul for a training session to know their duties
and responsibilities.
KABUL (Pajhwok): The Meshrano Jirga -- or the upper
house of the parliament -- on Sunday appointed a delega-
tion to investigate the final results from the April provincial
council elections. As the Senate debate the results that were
announced after seven months of wait, a number of
lawmakers accused the election bodies of committing fraud.
UN welcomes provincial council results
By: Pajhwok Reporter ,Date: 2014-10-26
KABUL (Pajhwok): President Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai’s
special advisor on reforms and good governance Ahmad
Zia Massoud on Monday formally assumed office, the
Presidential Palace said. A statement from the palace
quoted President Ahmadzai as portraying Massoud a
determined and patriotic person keen on working for
Afghanistan’s stability. The president offered his best
wishes to Massoud on assuming his job, saying that his
work would help bring about peace and stability to the
country. During his election campaign, Ahmadzai had
promised giving the chief executive officer’s post to
Massoud in case of his victory, but Massoud distanced him
from the position for the sake of the formation of the unity
government.
KABUL (Pajhwok): Accusing election officials of
committing widespread irregularities in provincial council
polls, some Meshrano Jirga members on Tuesday asked the
government to subject the two electoral bodies to a drastic
reshuffle. After being put on hold for seven months, final
results from the April 5 provincial council elections were
released two days ago by the Independent Election
Commission (IEC), declaring 457 contenders, including 97
females, as winners. The results sparked heated debates at
the Meshrano Jirga or upper house of the parliament.
Senator Hidayatullah Rehaee from central Bamyan province
said officials of the electoral bodies had committed
large-scale irregularties in the democratic exercise and
should be brought to justice. “If the same officials remain
on the commissions, they will once again earn Afghanistan
elections a bad name and question their credibility,” the
lawmaker remarked.
His colleague from southern Kandahar province, Bismillah
Afghanmal, said the elections could not be conducted in a
transparent way despite the fact the ballots plunged the
people of Afghanistan into deep political, economic and
other crises.
“Officials of the election commissions did commit
widespread fraud. They declared winners those who either
suborned them or had connections,” he said.
Sifatullah Haqmal, who represents central Logar province,
said leaderships of the electoral bodies should be brought to
justice for the irregularities.
“Our sources in the electoral bodies say bribes are being
accepted in the commissions. Up to $50,000 has been taken
from candidates to emerge successful,” he claimed.
Similar views were expressed by other members of the
house. But election officials, dismissing the allegations as
unfounded, say they are ready to be held accountable.
They admit problems in the elections but say they tried their
level best to ensure the elections were held in a transparent
manner.
Massoud formally assumes office
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Second Deputy Chairman Rafiullah Gul Afghan claimed
the Independent Election Commission and the
Independent Electoral Complaints Commission (IECC)
had dealt with some candidate selectively.
“On the eve of the election result, my name remained on
the list (of successful candidates), but now it is missing,”
the senator said, blaming the commissions for being unfair
to him.
He claimed having documentary evidence of the election
officials receiving bribes. Several runners were ready to
say on oath that they had paid bribes, the MP said,
warning of leading protests in Kabul.
A legislator from southern Zabul province, Daud Hasas,
also alleged his name was excluded from the list of
winners at the eleventh hour. He asked the commissions to
convince him why he was removed from the list.
His colleague from Kabul Khaliqdad Balaghi lashed out at
the election bodies for committing irregularities. “Unless
convinced by the commissions, I won’t allow senators
from other provinces to enter the house.
Chairing the session, Deputy Chairman Mohammad Alam
Ezedyar announced a Senate delegation would start
probing the results tomorrow and submit its findings to the
house on Tuesday.
MPs want election officials booked
By: Abasin Zaheer ,Date: 2014-10-28
KABUL (Pajhwok): Protesting provincial candidates and
their supporters on Tuesday staged a rally in Kabul,
accusing the election commissions of fraud and asking
court to take action against those involved in vote rigging.
Attended by 250 people including 20 provincial
candidates, the rally was held in front of the United
Nations Assistant Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA)
office. The protestors blocked the busy Kabul-Nangarhar
highway.
Rafiullah Gul Afghan, who was announced winner in the
preliminary results but his name was removed from the
final list, said: “Those who did not have 500 votes have
won the election but a candidate with more than 4,500
votes failed.”
Afghan accused the poll bodies, especially the
Independent Election Commission (IEC), of
embezzlement and illegal purchase of armored vehicles.
He said they would continue their protest until their rights
were granted.
He did not name any election official involved in
corruption, but said those who betrayed the nation should
be taken to task. Afghan asked the government to create a
special court to probe candidates’ complaints and
investigate the election officials.
He said there he had documents of corruption by the
election commission in favour of some provincial
Protesting candidates say their mandate stolen
By: Khwaja Basir Ahmad ,Date: 2014-10-28
KANDAHAR CITY (Pajhwok): Two dead men -- Hashmat
Khalil Karzai and Khan Mohammad Afghan are on the list
of successful candidates for the Kandahar provincial
council (PC).
Khalil Karzai, who was assassinated in a suicide bombing at
his residence in Dand district on Eid day, secured 11,818
votes. Shot dead by police in Kandahar City on June 28,
Afghan won 8325 ballots.
Under the Constitution, in the event of a successful
candidate’s death, the runner-up will be notified as winner.
But despite their passing, the two men remain on the list.
Independent Election Commission official Najib Achakzai
agreed the deceased runners’ names should have been
excised from the list under the law.
Speaking exclusively to Pajhwok Afghan News, Achakzai
referred to Article 31 of the Election Law. In line with
Clause 2, if a candidate cannot occupy his/her seat or by
any reason leaves it during the provincial council’s tenure,
the next most vote winner of the same gender will be
awarded the seat.
In previous instances, the IEC official explained, seats thus
vacated had gone to winners’ relatives. But the practice was
in conflict with the law, he acknowledged, stressing
reelection/replacement had to be based on merit.
Dead among Kandahar PC seat winners
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Some sitting senators, who contested the provincial
council elections, are among losing candidates. Of the 102
-member upper house, 68 senators are appointed among
provincial council members.
Senate Chairman Fazl Hadi Muslimyar, however, said
thousands of people had contested the provincial council
polls and the electoral bodies could not declare all of them
as winners.
“The commissions have followed the law passed by us. At
this stage when the winners have been announced, what
action we take will be against the law.”
candidates and evidence would be shared with the
media.Another failed candidate, Abdul Qayyum Ilmi, said
their objective was to ensure justice and pave the way for
candidates getting their rights. “The election commissions
have insulted Afghans with their poor performances.”
He also asked the government to take the corrupted officials
to task. Ilmi claimed some runners were announced winners
by their friends in the Independent Electoral Complaints
Commission (IECC).
Another candidate Musa Khan said: “Our votes have been
stolen; we are protesting here so UNAMA, which will hear
our voice.” He said Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Dr
Abdullah had also struggled to obtain his right.
JALALABAD (Pajhwok): Some losing provincial council
(PC) candidates in eastern Nangarhar province on Tuesday
alleged their well-off rivals used money and political
connections to win seats on the council. They called for a
thoroughgoing investigation into the final results from the
April 5 PC elections to expose those who had been
declared winners in return for money. After being put on
hold for seven months, results from the elections were
announced two days ago by the Independent Election
Commission (IEC), sparking protests by losing
contenders. Malak Nasib, who contested the election as an
independent candidate, told Pajhwok Afghan News
alleged that a number of IEC officials had demanded
$70,000 from him in return for putting his name in the list
of winning candidates. He said he could not afford the
staggering amount and thus declared a loser, but gave
nothing as evidence in support of his claim. “A little
investigation can unearth the fraud committed by the IEC.
I wonder how long for corrupt officials will be appointed.”
Final PC results: Losing runners cry foul
By: Mahbubullah Mahboob ,Date: 2014-10-28
LASHKARGAH (Pajhwok): As many as 10 new faces ---
young and educated --- have found their way to the 15-
member provincial council of southern Helmand province.
The April 5 elections were contested by 92 individuals, with
15, including five former members, making it to the body.
Mostly youth make it to Helmand PC
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But Kandahar PC member Haji Agha Lalai Dastgiri said
the law was applicable only when a candidate died a
natural death. In accordance with a Cabinet decision, if a
public representative is assassinated, his/her seat will
remain vacant.
In this context, he recalled the killings of Nangarhar PC
members Sitara Achakzai, Mohammad Younas Hussaini
and Ahmad Wali Karzai. Their seats were kept vacant till
the council tenure expired.
Resident Haji Gul Ahmad opined a vacant seat should go
to the runner-up. If the law is followed in letter and spirit,
he argued, the public would not be deprived of
representation on the council.
Some 80 individuals, including eight women and some 20
percent youth, were in the run for the 19-member council,
which previously had 15 members. Six of the members
have to be women.
Nasib said the successful candidates included those who
had no supporter even in their neighbourhood.
Asmatullah, another unsuccessful runner from the Rodat
district, said individuals who had money and connections
found their way to the Nangarhar council.
“All influential and those having no support from the
masses bought votes from the IEC,” he said, adding those
declared losers in the preliminary results appeared
successful in the final results.
Similarly, Mohammad Zahir Sapi, whose name was
missing from the final list, said the IEC leadership had not
been fair in compiling the results.
He said the existing norm had been violated because there
were votes which needed to be quarantined, but the IEC did
not put the dubious ballots in isolation in return for money.
“I hold the IEC responsible. It did not probe complaints in a
proper way and its decisions were based on corruption,” he
alleged.
Being a resident of Nangarhar, Sapi said he would not
recognise the successful candidates as public
representatives because they had stolen the public mandate.
Another loser Haji Mohammad Anwar Ikram said the
losing candidates had decided to approach the IEC and the
Independent Electoral Complaints Commission (IECC)
because the two bodies had played with people’s
expectations.
“We urge the president to bring to justice leaderships of the
two electoral bodies because we have evidence and will
never stay silent,” warned Ikram.
He claimed only 30 candidates had won with clean votes
nationwide and the rest made it to the provincial bodies
using money and connections.
Residents also said most candidates were declared
successful in return for money and they were not their real
representatives.
A resident of the Behsud district, Syeda Jan, said
individuals who had no popularity in the masses found their
way to the provincial council.
“I don’t think people would cast their votes in future
elections keeping in mind the scale of fraud and problems
in the previous polls,” he remarked.
KABUL (Pajhwok): Revised results from the April 5
provincial council polls released on Tuesday by the
Independent Electoral Complaints Commission (IECC)
declared 47 previously losing candidates as winners. The
revision that came in light of investigations into
complaints altered outcome in 21 provinces. In Kabul,
seven candidates, who previously finished runners up,
would replace their as many rivals earlier declared as
winners.
Revised PC polls results replace 47 runners
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Hayatullah Mayar, a youth and winner, told Pajhwok
Afghan News he would honour what promises he had held
out to his supporters during his campaign. He said the
electoral process had been transparent because mostly
youth had won seats.
Haji Hashim, another winner from Sangin district, said all
the previous and new runners were popular individuals
and were electable.
“In the previous term, a number of provincial council
members were involved in corruption and failed to serve
their constituents and did not discharge their
responsibilities,” he claimed.
Nabia, a female winner, said she had long been looking for
a chance to serve women in Helmand. “Now as I have
won, I pray to Allah to support me in serving the public,
especially women,” she added.
Shocked by his defeat seeking reelection, former
provincial council head Abdul Bari Barakzai said his
campaign had not been well. “This is not someone’s
property. We can’t hold the position forever,” said
Barakzai, expressing hope the new winners would serve
better because they were mostly youth.
But another loser, Roohullah claimed a number of
provincial council members were a victim of rigging.
A shopkeeper in the provincial capital said results from
the provincial elections were transparent and everyone
was satisfied with the outcome.
Following are names of the newly-declared winners and
those removed from the list of winners.
Kabul: Azimullah Niazi, Maiwand Nasiri, Sher Ali
Ahmadzai, Lotfullah Noumani, Qayum Qambri, Abdul
Ahad Ali Sharifa Sherzad replace previous winners Mir
Wali Mazloomyar, Bahadur Bedar Zazi, Shafiullah
Gorbandi, Tajuddin Behrami, Rafiullah Gul Afghan,
Hafizullah Tokhi and Nazia Nazari.
Heart: Abdul Rassoul Jamshidi, Abdul Rehman Muradi,
Noor Ahmad Haideri, Muhammad Sardar Bahaduri,
Ahmad Jawed Rauf and Jahantab Tahiri replace earlier
winners Muhammad Kabir Essar, Abdul Wadood Faizzada,
Muhammad Askar Anwari, Noor Muhammad Tariqi, Fazal
Rehman Tayab and Farishta Sheren.
Kandahar: Naimatullah Sher Dili, Naimatullah Wafa,
Zarghona Salehi and Sareen Faizi have been declared as
winners against Mukhtar Rashidi, Attaullah Atta, Jameela
Yousafi and Fareeda Ahmadi.
Logar: In eastern Logar province, Addalat Abdul
Raheemzai, Abdul Wali and Muhammad Nasir Gherat
made it to the provincial council replacing Najeebullah
Sherzai, Sultan Jan Khaksar and Ghulam Farooq Siddiqui.
Kunduz: In northern Kunduz province, Safiullah Amiri and
Kareema Sadiqui have been declared winners in place of
Jamal Abdul Nasir and Jameela Karimi.
Farah: In western Farah province, Shah Mahmood Naemi
and Abdul Baseer Kherkhwa have been declared winners in
place of earlier declared winners Abdul Hameed Hameed
and Abdul Satar Rahimi.
Daikundi: In central Daikundi province, Syed Zakria
Hashmi and Ibrahim Rehmani Baloch announced as
winners against Ghulam Hussain Joya and Muhammad
Baqar Mubalaigh.
Jozjan: In western Jozjan Najeebullah Jalili and
Muhammad Nabi replace Hafeezullah Nudrat and Sher
Muhammad Noor.
Panjshir: In central Panjshir province, Qalandar Khan
Bahaduri and Weda Saeedi replace Abdul Kareem Abbasi
and Zofnon Amiri.
Paktia: In this southwestern province, Muhammad Rehman
Qadri and Shafeequllah Mangal made it to the council at the
cost of Muhammad Naseem Mujahid and Shaista Jan
Ahadi.
Baghlan: In northern Baghlan province, Muhammad Haneef
Kehgudai and Aadila Amini were declared winners over
Mehboobullah Ghafari and Nida Kiani.
Badakhshan
In this north eastern province, Abdullah Naji and Abdullah
Siddiqui replaced Abdul Nasir Ansaar and Kamil Baig
Hussaini.
Laghman: In eastern Laghman, Abdul Aziz and Razia Niazi
were declared winners over Muhammad Zahir Hussainkhail
and Breshna Safi.
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