Kabul, March 20, SPA -- Afghanistan will hold parliamentary elections on Sept. 18, its election commission announced Sunday. Election board chairman Bismillah Bismil announced thedate at a news conference in the capital, Kabul. Themuch-delayed vote will select provincial councils as wellas the lower house of parliament. After consulting the government and political parties,"we came to the decision to hold the polling on Sept.18," the commission said in a statement. "It will provideAfghans the opportunity to choose their representatives."--SPA1407 Local Time 1107 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/248156