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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 …

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 …

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 …

AT News Report KABUL: Officials in the independent election commission express concerns over disruption in the communication system today (the election day) as Taliban earlier threatened to disrupt the process. The militants have also threatened communication networks would be targeted if they refuse to accept their demands. Electoral officials said …

AT News Report KABUL: The Transparent Election Foundation of Afghanistan has announced that some of the provincial governors have been orderedto secure and cast votes in favor of a specific candidate. Naim Ayoubzada, head of the TEFA didn’t provide details about all of the provinces but said, “there has been …

AT Monitoring Desk KABUL: Angelina Jolie has championed this Afghan fiction debut from documentary filmmaker Sahraa Karimi, which tells the story of three women from different social backgrounds all facing big challenges in their lives. Afghanistan has picked its contender for the 2020 Oscars in the international feature category, selecting …

AT News Report KABUL: In reaction to the Afghan President Ashraf Ghani’s recent negative remarks over USAID mission in Afghanistan, US ambassador to Kabul, John Bass said that Washington has been disappointed about Ghani’s overlooked one the “excellent work” ofUSAID and enduring partnership. In an interview with the Afghan stationed …

AT News Report KABUL: Former President Hamid Karzai says he supports no runners in today’s presidential elections. 15 people including incumbent president Ashraf Ghani are competing to become the third president in the fourth race. President Ghani’s electoral team has spread a rumor that the former president would support the …

AT News Report KABUL: The lines transforming electricity to Kabul city was cut after Taliban fighters damaged pylons in the northern province of Baghlan, the power department Breshna said Friday. This is the second time in a month that insurgents leave Kabul residents in complete blackout, along 11 other provinces. …

AT News Report KABUL: The Independent Election Commission says that votes without biometrics would be counted as invalid. The commission director, Hawa Alam Nooristani, said Friday that they have made measures to prevent fraud and also ghost votes for today’s presidential election. Ms. Nooristani admitted that 445 out of 5,373 …