Some members of the Wolesi Jirga, the Lower House of Parliament, said the security situation is deteriorating and that provinces will fall to the Taliban if government remains reluctant to pay attention to the safety of vulnerable areas.

The MPs decided to summon security officials over insecurity next Wednesday.

Following claims of government interfering in the Independent Election Commission’s (IEC) affairs, one member of the electoral body said such allegations are personal opinions of certain individuals.

Previously, Maazullah Dawlati, deputy head of IEC operations, accused President Ashraf Ghani of interfering in the election commission’s affairs.