The Independent Election Commission (IEC) has announced plans to open 323 new polling centers across Afghanistan in order to compensate for the 414 centers now expected to be closed on election day due to serious security threats.
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IEC Spokesman Noor Mohammad Noor said that although the new centers could not provide a perfect substitute for the threatened centers, as the new ones will be located elsewhere, he hoped they would help serve the ultimate goal of getting a high voter turnout.
Last week, the Ministry of Interior (MoI) submitted an updated security report to the IEC that maintained over 90 percent of all polling centers around the country would be open on election day. The 414 under serious threat, however, were said to be beyond hope given the small amount of time between now and then.
Host Zabiullah Sadaat discusses the issue with the following guests:
Kabul Khan Zurmati, military affairs analyst
Ahmad Shah Zadran, head of Ensaf party
Jabar Ansar, political analyst
Hamidullah Hotak, political analyst