The Independent Election Commission of Afghanistan (IEC) on Sunday said that over 3.4 million people have registered to vote in the October elections across the country.

The IEC has also extended the voter registration process for another ten days.

But, election monitoring groups and former heads of the IEC have said that the election commission does not have credible documents to prove how many people have actually registered.

Observers have also raised concerns over the IEC’s failure to establish a voter registration database.

In this episode of Takanai, hosts Zabi Sadat and Nemat Ravan discusses the topic with the following guests:

• Nabi Misdaq, an advisor to President Ashraf Ghani

• Imam Mohammad Warimach, former secretary head of election commission

• Gul Ahmad Azami, senator