Asia Foundation’s Afghanistan Country Representative Discusses Upcoming Presidential Election

August 3, 2018 — Tolo News features The Asia Foundation’s Afghanistan Country Representative Abdullah Ahmadzai in a televised discussion about the Independent Election Commission’s July 31st announcement that the presidential elections are to be held on April 20, 2019. 

According to a statement issued by the President’s Office at the time, President Ashraf Ghani met with IEC members, the UN Secretary-General’s Special Representative for Afghanistan and head of the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) Tadamichi Yamamoto, and various ambassadors of countries supporting the election process. In this episode host Masoud Malik discusses the topic with the Abdullah Ahmadzai, the Asia Foundation’s Country Representative in Afghanistan.

Related locations: Afghanistan
Related programs: Good Governance
Related topics: Elections

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