KABUL (Pajhwok): New technical measures would help minimise chances of fraud in the presidential election, a senior British diplomat hoped on Saturday.
Giles Lever, the UK’s deputy ambassador to Afghanistan, said ample technical measures had been taken since the 2014 elections and the 2018 parliamentary polls.
The new measures would significantly reduce the potential for fraud, the ambassador said while visiting a polling centre in Kabul. The UK has provided 8 million pounds to support the election.
“We have no interest in spending our money to support a fraudulent process. We want to see a credible and transparent process.” The deputy ambassador remarked.
Lever denounced as despicable Taliban’s threat to attack polling sites and derail the election. “If the Taliban want to have a place in a future Afghanistan, they need to respect the democratic process; civilians, voting stations, election workers...”
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