The Ministry of Defense has said that 195,000 additional troops have been deployed around the country in the lead up to the June 14 runoff election. Meanwhile, the National Directorate of Security (NDS) has assured the public that votes will be cast safely on Election Day.

In this episode of Takani, host Zabiullah Sadaat discusses security preparations for the runoff vote with the following guests:

Noman Shenwari, Dr. Ashraf Ghani’s campaign member

Jaweed Faisal, Dr. Abdullah Abdullah’s campaign member

Mohammad Najib Danish, Deputy Spokesman of the Ministry of Interior

Mohammad Naeem Asghari, Director of the Free and Fair Elections Forum of Afghanistan (FEFA)