Officials from Afghanistan’s mainstream political parties on Sunday reiterated calls to the Afghan government and the Independent Election Commission (IEC) to pave the way for them to play a greater role in the election process.

These parties threatened to suspend their cooperation with the IEC if the election management body failed to address their demands.

They alleged that the IEC has been playing a double game in dealing with political parties.

In this episode of Farakhabar, host Fawad Aman discusses the topic with the following guests:

• IEC commissioner Rafiullah Bidar

• Member of Jamiat-e-Islami party Noor Rahman Akhlaqi