According to the Ministry of Interior About 93 percent of polling centers are expected to be open for business during Election Day.
"Out of 6,831 polling centers, 6,431 will be open and the Afghan forces will oversee security responsibilities," MoI spokesman Sediq Sediqqi said. "Unfortunately, 414 polling centers will not be open."
Afghan defense ministry spokesman, Gen. Zahir Azimi said, the Afghan army officers were summoned to capital Kabul to discuss steps in providing security for the upcoming elections.
The security officials also added that they have handed over the summary of the polling stations reviews and plans to independent election commission of Afghanistan.
They also added that military operations were launched in restive provinces including Kunar, Nuristan, Logar, Faryab and Badakhshan provinces to reduce security threats on elections day.
Meanwhile, interior ministry spokesman Sediq Sediqi warned that Taliban militants will step up efforts to pose security threats during elections days, however, he said that Afghan security forces are capable to thwart any major security threats.
The Independent Election Commission (IEC) referred a list of at least 7,000 polling stations to security officials roughly 14 months ago and requested continuous status reports on them.
"414 polling centers in north, west, east and central region will be closed, but we hope to provide security for 6,431 polling centers to hold the elections," said Zia-ul-Haq Amarkhil, Secretariat chief of the IEC.
Election officials on Friday said that further preparations, including the transportation of voting materials to the centers around the country, depends heavily on what was submitted by security officials in the final election security report this week.
The relatively optimistic security report submitted on Saturday, came six days after the deadline the IEC had originally given security institutions to finish their assessments.
Despite suffering immense casualties, the Afghan forces were applauded by NATO officials for their performance during last year's fighting season.
Ultimately, the perception of security is thought to be as critical to the elections' success as the actual presence of security. If people do not feel safe, the logic goes, they will not show up to the polls to cast ballots.
Ehsanullah Saeedi-Kabul
Bokhdi News Agency
