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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
04:41 14.6.2014
Abdullah Votes

Abdullah and his two vice-president running mates, Mohammad Mohaqeq and Mohammad Khan, cast their ballots.
04:35 14.6.2014
My Vote
04:24 14.6.2014
Media Waiting For Abdullah

Abdullah will be casting his ballot at the Lycée Esteqlal High School in Kabul.
04:18 14.6.2014
Early Signs

Promising signs of another high turnout in the runoff, at least in Kabul.
04:14 14.6.2014
Ashraf Ghani Votes
03:29 14.6.2014
This election will mark the first democratic transition of power in Afghanistan's history. Karzai is the first Afghan president to vote for his successor
03:23 14.6.2014
Outgoing President Hamid Karzai Votes

03:18 14.6.2014
Ballot Papers: Abdullah Abdullah or Ashraf Ghani?
03:15 14.6.2014
03:02 14.6.2014

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