Senior officials from the Defense and Interior ministries on Friday assured Afghans that a safe environment will be provided for the presidential election scheduled for September 28.

The remarks were made by Acting Interior Minister Massoud Andarabi and Deputy Defense Minister Yasin Zia during their trip to the northern province of Kunduz with the US and NATO forces commander, Gen. Scott Miller.

The Election Commission has evaluated 5,373 polling centers and determined 431 should remain closed for security reasons.

In this episode host Nemat Rawan discusses the topic with the following guests:

Esmat Qani, Journalist

Painda Mohammad Hekmat Safi, member of Abdullah’s team

Mohammad Younos Fakor, member of Ghani’s team