09:46
14.6.2014
09:56
14.6.2014
We are seeing a few reports of violence and voter intimidation, but nothing confirmed.
09:58
14.6.2014
We are looking into this ...
10:19
14.6.2014
Some anti-Taliban sentiment making the rounds on Twitter ...
10:38
14.6.2014
Afghans Vote In Presidential Runoff
Afghans returned to the polls on June 14 for a second round of voting to decide which of two candidates -- Abdullah Abdullah or Ashraf Ghani -- will succeed Hamid Karzai, the only head of state the country has seen since the Taliban was ousted 13 years ago.
10:39
14.6.2014
From dpa:
Five children were killed and six people were wounded
in a rocket attack in eastern Afghanistan, a government official
said.
"A rocket fired by the enemies landed on a house in Alisher district
this morning. Five children under the age of 13 were killed in the
house and five people including a woman were wounded," said Abdul
Wahed Pathan, deputy governor for Khost province.
The attack took place after voting started, he said.
"The election is going on normally in the province, but ballot sheets
ran out in Tanai district and in some centres in Khost city," he said.
in a rocket attack in eastern Afghanistan, a government official
said.
"A rocket fired by the enemies landed on a house in Alisher district
this morning. Five children under the age of 13 were killed in the
house and five people including a woman were wounded," said Abdul
Wahed Pathan, deputy governor for Khost province.
The attack took place after voting started, he said.
"The election is going on normally in the province, but ballot sheets
ran out in Tanai district and in some centres in Khost city," he said.
10:46
14.6.2014
The Pakistan-based Afghan Islami Press news agency is reporting that the incident in Khost Province's Alisher District (see below) involved two missiles, fired from an unknown direction, that hit a house near a polling station. It reports five people killed and 17 injured.
RFE/RL has not independently verified the report.
RFE/RL has not independently verified the report.
11:01
14.6.2014
Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) deputy head Abdorrahman Hotak has told Kabul's 1TV that the "problems of the previous round of elections will not be repeated."
Describing the voting-counting process, Hotak says that the IEC has taken serious measures to ensure transparency. One includes having four copies of electoral forms when the counting begins, with a copy given to the representatives of each candidate so they are aware of how the vote went.
Describing the voting-counting process, Hotak says that the IEC has taken serious measures to ensure transparency. One includes having four copies of electoral forms when the counting begins, with a copy given to the representatives of each candidate so they are aware of how the vote went.
11:06
14.6.2014
IEC spokesman Noor Mohammad Noor, speaking to Radio Free Afghanistan, has said that 121 polling stations were not opened today due to security risks. He said that "communication was lost" with 20 polling stations and it was unclear if they were opened or not.
He reports that ballots ran out at at least 333 polling stations, but that more ballots were sent and officials "managed to encourage people to come back and take part in this process."
(Eds. note: corrected from original version)
He reports that ballots ran out at at least 333 polling stations, but that more ballots were sent and officials "managed to encourage people to come back and take part in this process."
(Eds. note: corrected from original version)