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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.
After Karzai -- Afghan Election 2014

Live Blog: Election Day In Afghanistan

Latest News

-- 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
14:33 14.6.2014
This concludes our live-blogging for election day, June 14. We will be back first thing in the morning (Kabul time) with the latest news and information!
14:29 14.6.2014
14:28 14.6.2014
Kabul's Ariana TV and other media have quoted an unidentified official from the Independent Electoral Commission as saying that some media outlets violated the two-day silence period that barred campaigning ahead of today's vote.

The unnamed official, who spoke while the election was still going on, estimated the number of violators at around "15 to 18."

The official also said that media outlets had been advised not focus their election-day coverage on violence and terrorist activities, and to not create anxiety among the people. He said some outlets voluntarily agreed to abide by this, and that it had contributed to encouraging people to go out to vote.
14:20 14.6.2014
14:07 14.6.2014
14:06 14.6.2014
Outgoing President Hamid Karzai:
"We showed ourselves to be a strong nation which knows what is best. Following the result of this election Afghanistan will, Inshallah, receive much prosperity and joy. I congratulate both candidates and their friends. I especially congratulate the Afghan nation and its children, who served today as police, army, and national security forces, and the media. I extended my condolences to those families that have been hurt in attacks and acts of terrorism today. The result of these elections will bring good to Afghanistan."

13:55 14.6.2014
13:52 14.6.2014
From Reuters:
"As voting ended ... it emerged there had been far fewer incidents of violence than had been feared, and, like in the first round of voting in April, there was a palpable sense of relief in the Afghan capital."
13:41 14.6.2014
13:39 14.6.2014

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