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The election commission, particularly its chief, Hawa Alam Nuristani, has been under tremendous pressure to announce the results.
From New York Times ● Dec. 22, 2019
The head of the IEC, Hawa Alam Nuristani, told a news conference in Kabul earlier that the outcome could change after final results and was still subject to a review by the election complaints’ commission.
From The Guardian ● Dec. 22, 2019
He received a group of university students in his home, a beautiful post-and-beam structure in traditional Nuristani style.
From The New Yorker ● Jun. 27, 2016
Nuristani said the commission had received a request from Abdullah's camp to review ballot papers from more than 7,000 polling stations on suspicion of fraud, which could significantly alter the result if recounted.
From Reuters ● Jul. 8, 2014
Nuristani said earlier that international observers had not yet arrived in Kabul to monitor the full recount.
From Washington Post
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