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The Election Complaint Commission (ECC) will send five additional provincial commissioners to each province to work in finance, investigation management and complaint evaluations.

“We provided a three-day seminar to 170 members. These educational seminars make participants ready to perform their jobs in the provinces,” Head of ECC Secretariat Sediq Setegh said.

The employees are to work closely with the provincial commissioners to address complaints in regards to electoral campaigns as well as complaints against presidential candidates or provincial council candidates.

It is time for Afghan women to put an end to the historic deprivations of their rights and play a more significant role in the society, second vice president to Zalmai Rasoul Habiba Sarabi said on Thursday at a gathering for the International Women’s Day. Additionally, the first vice president to Mr. Rasoul Ahmad Zia Masoud called on women to take a stand in defense of their rights.

Qayoum Karzai on Thursday officially ended his bid for the presidency and threw his support behind former Foreign Minister Zalmai Rassoul.

Qayoum Karzai - brother of current Afghan president Hamid Karzai - said that he took the decision after consultations with the representatives of twenty-eight provinces.

He asked the people for preservation of the achievements of the past 12 years and to vote consciously in upcoming election, due to be held in April.

The next government should ensure women's larger presence in the government and recognize the importance of women's role in the peace negotiation process, chairperson of Parliamentary Commission on Women's Affairs said on Wednesday in a forum for civil institutions and presidential candidates.

Presidential candidates highlighted women’s contribution in restoration of peace and security in the country and stated that women's rights be institutionalized in the country.

Addressing his supporters in the eastern province of Takhar on Wednesday, Presidential Candidate Ashraf-Ghani-Ahmadzai discussed the issue of good governance and pledged to ensure the construction of a power generation dam on Kakcha River.

"We will seriously work on good governance,” Ghani said.

Ghani's First Vice President Abdul Rashid Dostom expressed his gratitude to his supporters and asked them to largely cast votes in the elections.

KABUL (Pajhwok): As provincial council candidates embarked on a month-long campaigning, the Ministry of Interior (MoI) said on Tuesday stringent security measures had been put in place for their security.

The ministry asked the contenders to stay in close contact with police during the campaign to avoid any untoward incident.

Provincial council candidates on Tuesday officially kicked off campaigning that would end 48 hours before the voting day (April 5).

KABUL (Pajhwok): The Independent Electoral Complaints Commission (IECC) on Sunday said it had started evaluating nomination papers of another 400 provincial council candidates.

IECC spokesman Nadir Muhseni said the commission had decided to start vetting documents of 400 candidates, adding papers of 90 contenders had already been cleared without any complaints against them.

The scrutiny of nomination papers of more candidates begins as only two days are left in the launch of election campaign for the provincial council elections due on April 5.

Some high-ranking government officials are interfering in the election process under the pretext of uniting the candidates or making coalitions, Presidential Candidate Abdullah Abdullah claimed on Thursday, while addressing his fans in Kabul Sports Stadium.

"These days, the presidential palace is holding Jirgas. Some candidates maintain their own apprehensions and some are annoyed because the president has not honored his promises," Abdullah said.

Presidential candidate Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai on Tuesday spoke to a gathering organized by the National Revolutionary Movement of Afghanistan and claimed elections would be better off overseen by a combination of Afghan tribal elders, religious scholars and youth. 
 
The National Revolutionary Movement of Afghanistan, or Hezb-e Harakat-e Inqilab-e Islami, is a political group headed by Musa Khan Hotak that has publicly endorsed Ashraf Ghani's candidacy.