Presidential candidates’ campaign supporters are preventing the Independent Election Commission’s vote recount in nine provinces in northern and northeastern Afghanistan by holding protests and blocking doors at provincial offices of the Independent Election Commission, said sources from Abdullah Abdullah’s campaign team.

This follows IEC Chief Hawa Alam Nuristani’s announcement on Saturday that the Independent Election Commission would restart the vote recount on

Sunday at 8,255 polling stations across Afghanistan.

In this program, host Yasir Abrar discusses the topic with following panelists:

•    Zabihullah Sadat, a spokesman for the Independent Election Commission

•    Matiullah Ibrahimzai, a member of Rahmatullah Nabil’s campaign team

•    Khalid Sadat, a member of President Ghani’s campaign team