News list from today's editorial meeting (in no particular order):
- The National Directorate of Security has asked all the media not to report on incidents of violence during the election. No one thinks we should pay any attention to this.
- A TV channel in Baghlan has run an interview with a parliamentary candidate in violation of an election law which prohibits campaigning 48 hours before the election.
- The Ministry of Interior, the Independent Election Commission, the Free and Fair Elections of Afghanistan, the defence ministry, security officials in northern Takhar and Kunduz provinces, southern Kandahar province and the half-brother of the president, Ahmad Wali Karzai, are all having press conferences.
- There will be no voting in two districts of northern Jawzjhan province because of the security situation
- Shamshad TV station has also interviewed an election candidate, but did not ask him anything about the election
- Police and election officials clash in southern Helmand province
- In remote areas of Helmand, IEC workers complain there are no facilities for them
- Weekly economic report (tea up, petrol down)
- 11 Taliban surrender in northern Baghdis province
- Regional study centre releases report on US-Afghan relations
- Five construction workers killed by the Taliban in southern Ghazni province
- Taliban to close roads in all districts of Ghazni to prevent people voting
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