Women across Afghanistan risk being unable to vote in next year's presidential elections because of a severe shortage of women in the security forces, the country's election monitor said on Wednesday.
Afghanistan's Independent Election Commission (IEC) said that there were just 2,000 of the required 12,000 women needed to carry out body searches required for voters entering polling stations set aside specially for women.
Voting is segregated as the two sexes are not permitted to mingle in public in conservative Afghanistan.
The shortfall of women staff is one of the greatest challenges facing the government ahead of the vote, planned for April 5.
We invite our usersto read the ocmplete article published August 28 2013
Women across Afghanistan risk being unable to vote in next year's presidential elections because of a severe shortage of women in the security forces, the country's election monitor said on Wednesday.
Afghanistan's Independent Election Commission (IEC) said that there were just 2,000 of the required 12,000 women needed to carry out body searches required for voters entering polling stations set aside specially for women.
Voting is segregated as the two sexes are not permitted to mingle in public in conservative Afghanistan.
The shortfall of women staff is one of the greatest challenges facing the government ahead of the vote, planned for April 5.
We invite our usersto read the ocmplete article published August 28 2013
