Ashraf Ghani Sworn In for Second Term
Afghan President Ashraf Ghani was sworn in for a second term on Monday.
Afghanistan president won second term to run office
TEHRAN (Iran News) – Afghanistan election commission said President Ashraf Ghani has won a second term and will stay in office, earning 50.64% of a preliminary vote count announced Sunday, but his opponents can still challenge the results. The Sept. 28 presidential poll results have been repeatedly delayed amid accusations of misconduct and technical problems […]
Ashraf Ghani Ahead in Afghan Election
TEHRAN (Iran News) – Afghanistan’s incumbent President, Ashraf Ghani won a slim majority of votes in a September 28 election based on what delayed preliminary results showed on Sunday. The Independent Election Commission (IEC) said the total turnout in the presidential election, which was marred by allegations of massive fraud, was 1.9 million with Ashraf […]
Results of Afghanistan election rejected by Abdullah
TEHRAN (Iran News) – Minutes after the Independent Election Commission (IEC) of Afghanistan announced the preliminary election results, Abdullah Abdullah’s campaign in a statement called the results “fraudulent” and accused the IEC of supporting Ghani. Much-awaited and long-delayed preliminary results for the landmark presidential elections in Afghanistan were announced on Sunday. Afghanistan Election Commission announced […]
UN: 85 civilians killed in attacks targeting Afghan election
TEHRAN (Iran News) – The UN released on Tuesday a special report that describes the severe toll of election-related violence on Afghanistan’s civilians, mainly from the Taliban’s campaign targeting its presidential election last month. Afghanistan presidential election went on Sept. 28 despite the terrorists’ threats and violence. However, the polling was marred by widespread misconduct […]
Abdullah Abdullah won Afghanisan Presidency; Breaking News
Iran News reports; In a recent claim, Abdullah Abdullah has announced he has won the election and he is chosen by Afghanistan people as the president of the country.
Afghanistan Presidential Election; Over 1mln Votes Counted
Tehran (Irannews) – More than 1 million votes have been counted as tallying in Afghanistan Presidential Election continues, Afghan Independent Election Commission (IEC) announced Sunday. “According to initial figures, 1,051,998 voters cast their votes in 2,597 polling centers out of 4,905 polling centers where election materials were dispatched,” the IEC said in a […]