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Electoral Observers Are Concerned About “Imaginary Voters”

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Last Updated on: October 24, 2022

The Independent Elections Commission (IEC) say that considering the previous and current list of voters over 9 million voters will go for the upcoming presidential election.

However, the electoral observers say that at least five million imaginary voters existed in the previous list of voters.

“There were expectations that the list of voters will be reassessed. I believe that five million imaginary voters exist in the previous list of voters. They want to add to the number of imaginary voters instead of excluding the current ones from the list,” said Fazl Ahmad Manawi, a former IEC official.

There are also concerns about the existence of imaginary voters in the ongoing voters’ registration process, the electoral observers add.

Further, they say that IEC will hold the upcoming presidential election by having the imaginary voters in the list without reevaluating the previous list of voters.

“We are concerned that the Elections Commission will announce an imaginary statistics of the voters,” said Yousof Rashid, Chief of the Free and Fair Election Forum of Afghanistan (FEFA).

Meanwhile, IEC says that it will prevent the frauds by using the biometric devices in the upcoming election.

“Each polling station has 400 voters while this number was 600 in the previous elections. No vote without the voter’s biometric identity will not be counted,” said Habib ul Rahman Nang, the Chief of IEC Secretariat.

This comes as most of the presidential candidates, electoral observers, and people are not satisfied with the IEC’s actions and they are concerned about the existence of likely frauds in the presidential election.

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Haqqani, Russian special envoy discuss strengthening bilateral cooperation

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Sirajuddin Haqqani, Afghanistan’s Minister of Interior Affairs, met on Tuesday with Zamir Kabulov, Russia’s special representative to Kabul.

According to the Ministry of Interior, the two sides discussed enhancing cooperation between Afghanistan and Russia, along with security, economic, and political issues.

They also exchanged views on positive engagement and regional stability.

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Pakistan targets civilian homes in Kunar rocket attack

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The Pakistani military regime has carried out rocket attacks in Khas Kunar district of Kunar province, with rockets hitting civilian homes.

Security officials in Kunar said on Tuesday evening the attacks have continued intermittently since early morning, but so far no information has been provided by authorities regarding casualties.

The Pakistani military regime has also carried out rocket attacks on some areas of Sarkano district in Kunar. Early reports indicate there have been no casualties in these strikes.

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Muttaqi and Kabulov stress need for stronger Kabul–Moscow relations

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Afghanistan’s Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi met on Tuesday with Russia’s special envoy to Afghanistan Zamir Kabulov in Kabul, where the two sides discussed expanding political ties and deepening economic cooperation between the two countries.

According to a statement from Afghanistan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, both officials emphasized the importance of further strengthening bilateral engagement and broadening cooperation across multiple sectors.

Muttaqi welcomed what he described as the positive development of relations between Afghanistan and Russia, and called for increased economic collaboration, the reactivation of the Joint Economic Commission, and the creation of a regular mechanism for political consultations.

The discussions also covered regional developments, with both sides stressing the importance of peace, stability and security. They exchanged views on enhancing relations with neighboring countries and highlighted the need for joint efforts to support constructive regional engagement.

Kabulov praised the current trajectory of ties between Kabul and Moscow and said Russia is prepared to expand practical cooperation with Afghanistan, particularly in the fields of trade, energy and transit.

He added that Moscow is interested in strengthening bilateral relations through joint economic projects, investment initiatives and infrastructure cooperation, while also promoting regional connectivity and long-term stability.

The meeting comes amid growing diplomatic engagement between the two countries as both sides seek to expand economic opportunities and strengthen regional partnerships.

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