Failed parliamentary candidates and their supporters on Tuesday took to the streets of the capital in protest over the October election results and called for results to be invalidated.

The long-awaited preliminary results of Kabul’s October 20 and 21 parliamentary elections were released on January 15, a move that sparked an outcry among losing candidates and their supporters.

Election watchdogs have also however slammed the election commission and accused them of electoral fraud. 

Protestors on Tuesday called for a repeat election, which they said should be held with this year’s planned presidential elections.

Tuesday’s demonstrators meanwhile blocked off four routes connecting Kabul with other provinces for a few hours and voiced their grievances.

In this episode host Masoud Malik discusses the topic with Daoud Kalakani a protester candidate and Zabi Sadat IEC deputy spokesman.