The Canadian Press: Thousands of Afghan election staff banned from future poll duties

The Canadian Press: Thousands of Afghan election staff banned from future poll duties:

Afghanistan's Independent Election Commission has banned thousands of election staff from working this year's parliamentary polls.

A spokesman for the electoral body said Thursday the ban stemmed from an internal investigation into last year's flawed presidential election, which saw Hamid Karzai returned to power amid allegations of fraud.

Noor Mohammad Noor told The Canadian Press that 6,000 of the 165,000 contract staff who worked for the presidential election will not be allowed on future votes.

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