KABUL - The IECC assigned a special team this month to investigate complaints lodged against possible candidates.
The Independent Electoral Complaints Commission (IECC) removed 35 names from the final list of parliamentary elections' possible candidates on Saturday.
Earlier this month, the IECC assigned a special committee for investigation of possible links of some candidates with illegal armed groups, as well as involvement in security issues, coordinated crimes, drug smuggling and misuse of public and private assets.
According to copy of a document obtained by TOLOnews, the following names have been removed from the final list of parliamentary candidates.
•    Mohibullah, Ahmad Shah Shams, AmanullahHotaki from Uruzgan;
•    Abdul Rahman Shaheedani from Bamiyan;
•    Fawzia Kofi, Maryam Kofi, Mohammad Nabi Bayan and Abdul Samad Abdul Hameed from Badakhshan;
•    AssadullahSharifi from Balkh;
•    SayedJafarNaderi, AssadullahIslamzoi and HayatullahWafa from Baghlan;
•    GhulamHaidarJailani and Noor Ahmad Sikandar from Parwan;
•    Allah Mir and NawidIbrahimkhail from Paktia;
•    Bashir Qanet and AssadullahAyub from Takhar;
•    LiyaqatullahBabakarkhail and JabarJabarkhail from Khost;
•    MasoomaKhawari, Mohammad Asif Azimi and RaeesKhairullah from Samangan;
•    SakhiNawid from Faryab;
•    Qais Hassan, MawlawiTarakhail, SayedDaudNaderi, SedaqatZahid, ZiaulhaqAmarkhail, EhsanullahAtif, Shir Ali Ahmadzai and ZardadFaryadi from Kabul;
•    ShayistaBazNaseri from Kunduz;
•    Akbar Stanekzai from Logar;
•    And Jawed Zaman from Nangarhar. (Tolo news)