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General Salem Ehsas, Chairman of the Election Security Commission (ESC) has said that 385 security officers have been assigned as detail to the Presidential candidates and their Vice Presidential running mates with the start of campaigns only two days away.
Based on the Election Law, the Presidential election campaigns start on February 2 and will continue through March 13. The Provincial Council candidates will be be allowed to start their election campaigns on March 4 and continue through April 2.
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The U.S.-based budget watchdog, Special Investigator General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR), has claimed that a number of Afghan government Ministries have failed to report on their expenditures of U.S. aid.
SIGAR noted that despite the lack of accountability, the United States Agency for International Develoment (USAID) still provides funds to these Ministries.