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Live Blog -- Afghan Presidential Debates

Radio Free Afghanistan and Afghan National Radio and TV are holding two presidential debates on February 15 and 16. Gandhara will provide live updates during the debates.

DAY 1: Akbar Ayazi, RFE/RL's regional director for Afghanistan and Pakistan, moderated the first presidential debate on February 15 (Saturday) between 1600 Afghanistan local time (UTC, 1130) and 1800 (UTC, 1330).

Islamist leader Qutbuddin Hilal, former Defense Minister Abdul Rahim Wardak, former lawmaker Daud Sultanzoi and former Governor Gul Agha Sherzai participated in the debate.

DAY 2: Akbar Ayazi, RFE/RL's regional director for Afghanistan and Pakistan, is moderated the second presidential debate on February 16 (Sunday) from 1600 Afghanistan local time (UTC, 1130) to 1800 (UTC, 1330).

Former Finance Minister Ashraf Ghani, former senior presidential adviser Hedayat Amin Arsala and Prince Mohammad Nader Naim, grandson of former President Daud Khan's brother, participated in the second debate.

Abubakar Siddique
12:09 15.2.2014
Sherzai: A credible and independent administration with the help of the council I proposed can bring peace. A strong government is better positioned to move the peace process forward.
12:07 15.2.2014
Sultanzoi: All three fellow cadidates here had a role in fomenting insecurity in Afghanistan. Sherzai's idea of a small council can only work if we have a good governance.
12:05 15.2.2014
Wardak: The U.S. would not have wasted hundreds of billions of dollars and thousands of lives if bringing peace was easy. Pakistan is different. The country has a major role here. We can achive peace from a postion of strength.
12:03 15.2.2014
Hilal: Peace in Afghanistan has domestic, regional and international aspects. The mistakes by international forces such as aggressive house searches and the mistakes of the Afghan government contributed to insecurity. Good governance, negotiations and good intentions for moving the peace process forward are necessary for stability.

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