As Afghanistan has only 34 days to go before parliamentary elections, a number of major political parties have closed the offices of the Independent Election Commission (IEC) in Balkh, Kandahar and Herat provinces over their demands for a transparent election and a change in the election system.
 
The political parties that operate under the “Grand National Coalition” have warned they will close the IEC offices in Nangarhar, Kunduz, Bamiyan, Panjsher, Faryab and Jawzjan provinces if their demands are not met.
 
Supporters of the coalition established sit-in camps near the IEC office in Balkh on Saturday morning, insisting the demands of the political parties be met including the use of a biometric system for elections, a change in election system and transparent polls across the country.
 
 
In this episode host Sadaf Amiri discusses the topic with the following guests:
 
Jawed Faisal, political analyst 
Mohammad Natiqi, the head of the political committee of the political parties
Yusuf Rashid, head of the Transparent Election Foundation of Afghanistan
Shaima Alamsorosh IEC deputy spokeswoman