Afghanistan election: Voters defy violence to cast ballots
Voters in Afghanistan have defied deadly attacks to cast ballots in large numbers in the nation's long-awaited parliamentary elections. Several explosions targeted polling stations, with dozens of people killed or injured in scores of incidents across the country. Voting will be extended amid delays, with some constituencies remaining open on Sunday. A new biometric verification system has caused technical problems. Violence had also marred election campaigning, with 10 candidates killed in the run-up to the polls. Both the Taliban and the Islamic State group had vowed to disrupt them. Kandahar vote delayed after Gen Raziq killed What's at stake in the parliament vote? More than 2,500 candidates, including many women, are vying for 250 seats in the legislative elections, which are being held more than three years late. What are the levels of violence? Polling day has seen dozens of incidents of violence, with scores of deaths and injuries reported: At lea