MPs in the Wolesi Jirga (Lower House of Parliament) lashed out at government on Wednesday over Monday’s airstrike in Dasht-e-Archi in Kunduz that reportedly killed dozens of civilians. 

This came after the ministry of defense claimed it had targeted a Taliban gathering but residents and Taliban rejected the claims, saying the air force had targeted a civilian gathering at a madrassa. 

While briefing lawmakers in Afghanistan’s Wolesi Jirga (Lower House of Parliament) on the upcoming parliamentary and district council elections, the Independent Election Commission (IEC) chief said on Wednesday they hoped to set May 22 as the date for candidates to file their nomination forms.  

The IEC chief Abdul Badi Sayyad was in parliament and told MPs the organization had already hired over 12,000 people to work on the voter registration process.