More than 20,000 facial recognition devices have been ordered by Afghanistan's election commission to prevent fraud at the parliamentary elections taking place on more than three years. However, only 4,000 of the biometric devices have arrived and operators are not yet trained to use them. There is speculation that the election, which has been delayed by 20 October, could be postponed again because of uncertainty over the technology.
More than 20,000 facial recognition devices have been ordered by Afghanistan's election commission to prevent fraud at the parliamentary elections taking place on 20 October. However, only 4,000 of the biometric devices have arrived and operators are not yet trained to use them. There is speculation that the election, which has been delayed by more than three years, could be postponed again because of uncertainty over the technology.