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AFGHANISTAN-ELECTION
Afghan presidential election delayed until July 20: official
KABUL, Dec 30, 2018 (BSS/AFP) – Afghanistan’s presidential election will
be delayed until July 20, an official said Sunday, three months later than
the ballot had been scheduled to be held.
Provincial and district council elections, as well as a previously
postponed parliamentary vote in Ghazni province, will be held on the same
day, Independent Election Commission chief Abdul Badi Sayyad told reporters.
BSS/AFP/SSS/2012 hrs