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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
13:09 15.2.2014
Ayazi -- Question Six: Violence against women has increased in Afghanistan. How would you ensure women rights if you are elected the president?
13:12 15.2.2014
Sherzai: We need to eliminate poverty and illiteracy to ensure women rights are protected. I will also work with the religious scholars.
13:13 15.2.2014
Sultanzoi: The rule of law will ensure that human rights are respected.
13:16 15.2.2014
Hilal: Islam has given women many rights. They have the right to education and inheritance but we are not giving them these rights. But we need to ensure their rights are within the boundaries of Islamic Shari'a law.

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