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Afghan election officials count ballot papers after polls closed in Kabul on June 14.
Afghan election officials count ballot papers after polls closed in Kabul on June 14.

Live Blog: Election Day In Afghanistan

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-- The vote count continues, as does the investigation into hundreds of claims of vote fraud. Final preliminary results are expected on July 2, and final results on July 22.

-- Many media refrained from reporting violence during the vote, but officials said June 15 that more than 270 Taliban attacks were recorded, resulting in the deaths of 50 civilians.

-- In one attack, a roadside bomb exploded beside a minibus that was carrying Afghan election workers home, killing 10 adults and a child.

-- Taliban militants severed the voting fingers of 11 voters in Herat Province.

-- The Independent Electoral Commission initially said that there were signs that voter turnout exceeded 7 million, putting it roughly on par with the first-round vote in April.

-- Officials said that, of those who turned out, 38 percent were women and 62 percent were men.

* NOTE: Times are stated according to local time in Kabul
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More than 3,000 donkeys, burros, and oxen have been enlisted to carry ballot materials to the most inaccessible, mountainous pockets of Badakhshan, Nuristan, Ghazni, Kunar, and other provinces.
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Battleground Provinces

The BBC visited key parts of the country where the second round election will be fought out. The battleground provinces include:

Herat – 100,000 ballots were invalidated in the first round in the province, but many were later allowed to stand

Jowzjan – Heavy floods in northern Afghanistan destroyed roads and houses and displaced thousands. Many of those people lost all their possessions, including their voting cards

Kandahar – The province where both Ghani and Abdullah fared poorly. Former Foreign Minister Zalmai Rasul, who finished third in the first round, claimed most of the votes in Kandahar.
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Violence In The East

Radio Free Afghanistan reports:

Afghan officials say over 350 families in the eastern province of Khost have fled their homes. Fighting between Pakistani government forces and Pakistani-based militants has spilled over into Khost, which is located along the Pakistani border.

The fighting could restrict voting in Khost in tomorrow’s election. The IEC has already announced that a number of polling centers in the province will be closed due to insecurity.
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British Prime Minister David Cameron tweets in Dari and Pashto.

"Historic day for the Afghan people tomorrow. 2nd round in Afghan election. Each vote is a vote for the future."

In Dari:

In Pashto:


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