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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
02:56 14.6.2014
Blasts

Several blasts have been heard around Kabul in the past few hours. No reports of casualties so far. It doesn't seem to have affected voters in the capital where turnout at this stage looks promising.
02:49 14.6.2014
02:44 14.6.2014
And we are underway. IEC chief Nuristani has just cast his vote.
02:37 14.6.2014
The First Vote

Yusuf Nuristani, the head of the IEC, will cast the first vote of the election at a polling center in Kabul. He will then hold a brief news conference.
02:32 14.6.2014
Polls Open

Polling stations have officially opened around Afghanistan. The IEC says polls will close at 16:00 local time, but could be extended if there is high turnout. In the first round, many polling stations were open for a further hour.
02:24 14.6.2014
Waiting In Anticipation

Here are photos of voters around Afghanistan as they wait for pollling stations to open.
02:20 14.6.2014
Election Day Has Arrvived

It is election day in Afghanistan. We will be live-blogging throughout the day. Polls will open in around 10 minutes and will close 16:00 Kabul time.
15:53 13.6.2014
We are wrapping up our live-blogging for Friday, June 13. Polls (and our live blog) open at 7 a.m. Kabul time!
15:36 13.6.2014
15:25 13.6.2014

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