Fraud the main enemy for Afghan election officials
In a dusty Kabul suburb, hundreds of workers check and recheck biometric fingerprint readers -- part of a massive effort to ensure Afghanistan’s upcoming presidential election is not tainted by fraud allegations that have marred previous polls.
The young employees at the Independent Election Commission (IEC) are rushing through final technical preparations for the vote, set for September 28.
The stakes for the IEC are high, with the question of turnout in Afghanistan’s fourth presidential election since the fall of the Taliban crucial to whether it is seen as fair and transparent.
The Taliban have openly threatened to disrupt the polls, and killed 26 people in a bomb blast at a campaign rally being held by President Ashraf Ghani earlier this week.
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