Officials from the Independent Election Commission (IEC) on Sunday said that the results of 3,763 polling centers from across the country have arrived in Kabul, and the current count of presidential votes is 2,196,463.

Speaking at a news conference in Kabul, the Election Commission's chief Hawa Alam Nuristani said that the organization is determined to protect the votes of the Afghan people and prevent any kind of fraud.

According to the IEC, the results from another 786 centers (8,161 polling sites) are on their way, but the latest figures put the number of current votes to 2,196,463.

 “Initially 5,373 polling centers were supposed to be operational, which makes 29,586 polling sites. From the original number, 617 centers remained closed and another 234 centers aren’t reliable and it’s difficult to say whether elections were held there or not,” said IEC commissioner Maulana Abdullah.

In this episode host Nemat Rawan discusses the topic with the following guests:

Painda Mohammad Hekmat, spokesman for Abdullah's team

Mohammad Younos Fakor, member of Ghani’s team

Fazl Ghani Haqmal, spokesman for Gulbuddin Hekmatyar's team

Mirza Mohammad Haqparast, IEC deputy spokesman