A group of election observers and representatives of Afghanistan’s mainstream political parties on Thursday held a public debate with members of the Independent Election Commission, or the IEC, on issues around the upcoming presidential polls.

In this episode of Farakhabar, host Yaser Abrar discusses the topic with the following guests:

• Abdul Sattar Khawasi, a member of Hizb-e-Islami

• Naeem Ayubzada, CEO of Transparent Election Foundation of Afghanistan