One institution, the Electoral Complaints Commission—a hybrid Afghan-international oversight body with a majority vote controlled by United Nations-appointed commissioners—retained its credibility throughout the process. Only the presence of the ECC, particularly its international commissioners, and the hope that it would ensure at least some fairness into the process prevented the electoral controversy from erupting into open conflict.
由阿富汗和国际社会共同组成的选举监督委员会中大部分委员由联合国任命 —— 在选举过程中保持一定的威信。选举监督委员会的存在保证了选举过程上某种程度的公平，阻止选民潜在的公开冲突。虽然整个选举漏洞百出，但如果没有监督委员会，情况会更加糟糕。