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From the Provinces
Reuters has a report about voting in the restive province of Wardak, just south of Kabul:
Reuters has a report about voting in the restive province of Wardak, just south of Kabul:
In the province of Wardak, where militants use districts under their control to launch attacks on the capital, streets and polling stations were mostly empty, save for election staff and their observers.
It was a scene repeated across rural Afghanistan. To many residents in Wardak, where rockets hit near the governor's compound and clashes broke out with insurgents on Saturday, voting was not worth the risk of losing their lives.
It was a scene repeated across rural Afghanistan. To many residents in Wardak, where rockets hit near the governor's compound and clashes broke out with insurgents on Saturday, voting was not worth the risk of losing their lives.
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Reuters spoke to two Kabul resident to get their take on the election:
Sayed Mehdi:
"People freely cast their vote in the runoff election, the situation around the country was peaceful, security was tight due to the Afghan security forces. We are so happy about the election and appreciate our security forces."
Hafizullan Khan:
"We ask the Independent Election Commission to be honest in their work. We don't accept fraud in election results because we are poor people and delaying of election result affects our economy."
Sayed Mehdi:
"People freely cast their vote in the runoff election, the situation around the country was peaceful, security was tight due to the Afghan security forces. We are so happy about the election and appreciate our security forces."
Hafizullan Khan:
"We ask the Independent Election Commission to be honest in their work. We don't accept fraud in election results because we are poor people and delaying of election result affects our economy."
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Complaints Process
Election Complaints Commission (ECC) spokesman Nadir Mohseni talking about the complaints process:
Election Complaints Commission (ECC) spokesman Nadir Mohseni talking about the complaints process:
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Allegations of Fraud
Abdullah Abdullah and Ashraf Ghani swiftly alleged fraud after the closure of the polls on Saturday.
Abdullah said: "We know there has been fraud, you have seen it, we have seen it."
Ghani called for a full investigation into vote-rigging, saying "unfortunately there were cases of security forces involved in fraud, we have the evidence."
Abdullah Abdullah and Ashraf Ghani swiftly alleged fraud after the closure of the polls on Saturday.
Abdullah said: "We know there has been fraud, you have seen it, we have seen it."
Ghani called for a full investigation into vote-rigging, saying "unfortunately there were cases of security forces involved in fraud, we have the evidence."
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Taliban Cut Off Voters' Fingers
Afghan media outlets are reporting that Taliban militants cut off the fingers of 11 voters in the western city of Herat.
Afghan media outlets are reporting that Taliban militants cut off the fingers of 11 voters in the western city of Herat.