The process of transporting sensitive election materials from provincial capitals to districts will end tomorrow, officials said on Sunday.
Addressing reporters in Kabul, election officials said all arrangements were made for the presidential election which is due to be held next Saturday.
Meanwhile, the Independent Election Commission and Electoral Complaints Commission have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to prevent interference in one another’s affairs.
IEC chairwoman, Hawa Alam Nurstani, said they will not allow foreign interference in their affairs to ensure transparency in the vote.
While the election is approaching, IEC has yet to recruit temporary staff in some provinces.
Officials from the electoral bodies said they assure the nation of fair and free elections.
“To prevent fraudulent, ghost, proxy and repeated votes from casting, biometric devices have been sent to provinces and it will be used in the election of September 28,” IEC chief Nooristani said.
Talking about the MoU on non-interference, IECC chief said the election commissions no longer face the problems they were faced with during the previous elections.
“Signing of the MoU shows that both the commissions are carrying their duties related to the election in complete cooperation,” Zohra Shinwari said.
IEC commissioner Mawlana Abdullah said that the process will be completed soon, however, election watchdogs have warned that delay in recruiting workers could create major challenge during voting day.
According to IEC, 113 institutions have applied for observing the vote, a figure experts say is not enough.
Experts blame lack of funds for election watchdogs and security threats for reduction in election observers.
The electoral bodies express their preparedness for fair and free election as some electoral tickets claimed their proposals for transparency in the poll have not been approved by commissions.
The presidential elections are going to be held on September 28, but the ongoing violence has disenfranchised so money people in the country.
