Six disqualified candidates have held a protest close to the Independent Election Commission’s (IEC) office in Kabul on Monday and closed the office’s doors. 

The disqualified candidates said that they were not given the opportunity to lodge an appeal against the decision by the Independent Electoral Commission’s (IECC).

In this episode of Takani, host Nemat Ravan discusses the topic with the following guests: 

• Mirza Mohammad Haqparast, deputy spokesman for the election commission

• Mohammad Jan Rasulyar, a political affairs analyst 

• Amanullah Hotaki, a disqualified candidate