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, Amanullah Hotaki from Uruzgan; 

•    Abdul Rahman Shaheedani from Bamiyan; 

•    Fawzia Kofi, Maryam Kofi, Mohammad Nabi Bayan and Abdul Samad Abdul Hameed from Badakhshan;

•    Assadullah Sharifi from Balkh; 

•    Sayed Jafar Naderi, Assadullah Islamzoi and Hayatullah Wafa from Baghlan; 

•    Ghulam Haidar Jailani and Noor Ahmad Sikandar from Parwan; 

•    Allah Mir and Nawid Ibrahimkhail from Paktia; 

•    Bashir Qanet and Assadullah Ayub from Takhar; 

•    Liyaqatullah Babakarkhail and Jabar Jabarkhail from Khost; 

•    Masooma Khawari, Mohammad Asif Azimi and Raees Khairullah from Samangan; 

•    Sakhi Nawid from Faryab; 

•    Qais Hassan, Mawlawi Tarakhail, Sayed Daud Naderi, Sedaqat Zahid, Ziaulhaq Amarkhail, Ehsanullah Atif, Shir Ali Ahmadzai and Zardad Faryadi from Kabul; 

•    Shayista Baz Naseri from Kunduz; 

•    Akbar Stanekzai from Logar; 

•    And Jawed Zaman from Nangarhar.