KABUL, Dec. 30 (Xinhua) -- The Afghan Independent Election Commission (IEC) has set July 20 as a new date for the country's fourth presidential elections, an IEC official said on Sunday.

Abdul Aziz Ibrahimi, deputy to IEC spokesman, told Xinhua that due to some reasons and present issues at the Independent Election Commission, the IEC would not be able to hold the presidential elections on April 20 next year.

"The IEC has decided to hold the presidential elections on July 20, 2019. And the election commission will share a new election timetable with the media soon," he said.

Among the matters were security situation, operational and technical related issues, he added.

The announcement came as the IEC has not yet announced the final results of the country's parliamentary elections held on Oct. 20 this year.