While the last elections in 2005 were co-organized by the United Nations and the Afghan Government, the 2009 elections will be the first in more than 30 years to be fully organized by Afghan institutions.
2005年举行的上一次选举由联合国和阿富汗政府共同组织，而2009年的选举将是三十多年来首次完全由阿富汗机构组织的选举。