(MENAFN- Daily Outlook Afghanistan) KABUL - Voting materialsfor the upcoming presidential election will not be provided to a district inthe southern province of Kandahar because of security threats, officials at theIndependent Election Commission (IEC) confirmed on Wednesday.
Emal Abdullah, head ofthe IEC, stated that the polling will take place in 15 other districts, but'the election material has been transferred to all districts expect Maroof.
Gen. Zalmay Nabard,commander of the 205 Atal Military Corps in Kandahar, stated that security preparationshave taken place for the upcoming election.
'We will eliminate anythreats and we have a very solid plan for protecting Kandahar city and theprovincial districts, Gen. Nabard responded.
The provincial governor,Hayatullah Hayat, demanded that the government organization remain neutral,saying, 'No government officials have the right to interfere in the election,and if anyone meddles in the province we will act according to the law.
The residents of Kandaharhave urged the government to provide security during the election day.
'If there is no securityduring election day, the people will not be able to vote, said Abdullah, aresident of Kandahar.
Farida Ahmadi, anactivist for women rights, said: 'There are threats now, and the enemy will notlet people vote. There are also concerns that incidents will happen during thevoting day.
A Ministry of Interiorspokesperson on Sunday stated that over 72,000 security personnel have beendeployed to provide security for over 4,000 polling booths across the nation.(Tolo news)
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