On October 20, Afghans are scheduled to go to the polls for twice-delayed parliamentary elections. Despite security threats and concerns about access to polls and inadequate polling station technologies, the government plans to move forward.
What are the main challenges for the elections, how do Afghans feel about these polls, and what is at stake, particularly with an eye toward presidential elections scheduled for next year?
This latest episode of The AfPak File, a joint podcast of RFE/RL and the Wilson Center, features Co-Director of Afghanistan Analysts Network Kate Clark, Former Afghan Ambassador to France and Canada Omar Samad and The Wilson Center Senior Associate for South Asia Michael Kugelman, and is moderated by RFE/RL’s Media Manager, Muhammad Tahir, focuses on these questions and more.
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What Is At Stake In Afghanistan's Parliamentary Election?
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