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"In the coming weeks, the experts will follow the final preparations for the second round, election day proceedings, the count and tabulation of results and the complaints process," it said.
"The ODIHR experts will continue to offer advice to election stakeholders in Afghanistan, including election administration bodies and domestic observer groups, in close co-ordination with other international actors," it added.
The experts will not make a public statement immediately after election day, said the OSCE, but will later submit a report of their findings and recommendations to the Afghan government and OSCE member states.
Afghanistan's Independent Election Commission (IEC) said Tuesday that President Hamid Karzai won 49.67 percent of the first round August vote, less than the 50 percent needed to win outright, forcing the contest to a second round.
Main presidential challenger Abdullah Abdullah was found to have secured 30.59 percent.
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"The ODIHR experts will continue to offer advice to election stakeholders in Afghanistan, including election administration bodies and domestic observer groups, in close co-ordination with other international actors," it added.
The experts will not make a public statement immediately after election day, said the OSCE, but will later submit a report of their findings and recommendations to the Afghan government and OSCE member states.
Afghanistan's Independent Election Commission (IEC) said Tuesday that President Hamid Karzai won 49.67 percent of the first round August vote, less than the 50 percent needed to win outright, forcing the contest to a second round.
Main presidential challenger Abdullah Abdullah was found to have secured 30.59 percent.
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