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Women turned out in large numbers to vote in several cities of Afghanistan on Saturday.

All polling ends even after the deadline was extended by an hour to 5pm in some areas.

'Voting will bring prosperous life for our children and generations to come,' says President Hamid Karzai after...

The meeting discussed measures to beef up security along the Pak-Afghan border to ensure a trouble-free election.

Dr Abdullah Abdullah, Dr Zalami Rasool and Dr Ashraf Ghani to contest elections today.

Residents in Nangarhar province are being offered money to opt out of the election.

Over 400,000 security, intelligence personnel deployed; voting begins 7:30 am.

Diplomatic sources believe the name of the new Afghan leader may not be confirmed before October

Special messages televised urging people to exercise democratic right without fear.

Residents said local Taliban militants have been offering voters Rs500 to opt out of the election.

Taliban issues a new threat of launching a wave of attacks, asks people to stay away from polling centres.

Pakistan does not have an obvious ally among the three leading candidates.

FO insists elections are essentially an Afghan affair.

Claim to have the ‘elections security plan’, but people look forward to Saturday’s vote.

Afghanistan's political evolution from one of a communist regime to a democratic nation.

First round of the election comes as the final 53,000 Nato combat troops head home this year.

The three front-runners have avoided Pakistan-bashing in speeches

Kabul has been rocked by a string of high-profile attacks in recent weeks.

Two poll observer groups have already pulled out due to security concerns.

Hizb-e-Islami backed Hilal tells ‘Taliban brethren’ that smooth polls will lead to real peace.

Militants still have control in certain parts of the country and have vowed to disrupt the elections.

Candidates' symbols help illiterate voters differentiate contenders in presidential and provincial council elections.

hose who have influence with the Taliban must persuade them to allow the elections to proceed unhindered.