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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
09:40 14.6.2014
"Today's event takes Afghanistan from a transition process toward stability, development, and a stronger peace in Afghanistan. People should be very happy today. You should all come and cast your vote, decide your destiny in order to free your nation from foreign dependency."
-- outgoing President Hamid Karzai
09:37 14.6.2014
09:22 14.6.2014
Bird's Eye View Of Kabul
09:10 14.6.2014
09:02 14.6.2014
Past Presidents

Poster of Dr. Mohammad Najibullah, the former leftist Afghan president who was killed by the Taliban after the militant group took control of Kabul in 1996.
08:55 14.6.2014
"Islamic Duty"
08:30 14.6.2014
"If we witness fraud or corruption by any members of the [Afghan Independent Election] Commission -- whether it is in favor of a candidate or against a candidate -- we will show no patience and will immediately identify them to the legal authorities."
-- IEC head Mohammad Yousef Nourstani
08:20 14.6.2014
Grateful
08:13 14.6.2014
Positive Signs
07:59 14.6.2014

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