An Afghan policeman keeps watch from the Ministry of Public Works after a deadly militant attack in Kabul on December 25, 2018 (Photo: Wakil Kohsar/ AFP)

Chairman of the Independent Election Commission (IEC) Badi Sayyad said parliamentary election for central Ghazni province that could were not able to take place due to a dispute over representation between different ethnic groups, will be held on the same day as the presidential election along with district and provincial council elections.

The delay adds to the troubled history of elections in Afghanistan. Before last October’s tumultuous parliamentary election, for which complete results have still not been announced, the 2014 presidential election was tainted by accusations of massive cheating on both sides.