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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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Security Tight At Kandahar Polling Stations
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"The election process has been successful and people are taking part in the election. Whoever comes to the voting center before 5:00 p.m. today (local time) will have the chance to vote. Extending the voting time depends on a decision that members of the Independent Elections Commission have to make and I think it is a bit early to discuss that."

-- IEC spokesman Noor Muhammad Noor speaking by telephone to Radio Free Afghanistan
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Presidential Candidate Abdullah Abdullah Casts Ballot In Runoff Vote
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Women's Vote
"I live far away, but I walked the distance with the hope that by our votes darkness will leave our country and we will be blessed with light. My sons asked me to not go out today, they were afraid that something might happen to me, but I said I don't care. Whatever happens will happen, but I wont stay home today."
-- Haleema in Kandahar (RFA)

"As an Afghan woman my responsibility is to cast my vote. I urge all women to come and cast their votes. We are not worried at all."
-- Fatuma Jan in Herat (Reuters)

"I came here to vote for a new president. I expect the future president to pay more attention to women's lives in Afghanistan."

-- Zahra Khanum in Herat (Reuters)
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Kabul Voters Cast Ballots In Presidential Runoff
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