Chaos and deaths in Afghan elections

According to the Reuters news agency, fifteen people were killed in the parliamentary elections in Afghanistan. A suicide bomber blew himself up in a polling station north of the capital, Kabul. The attack has not yet been claimed, but it is presumed that the Taliban are responsible for it.

According to Reuters polling day in at least three provinces, clashes have pitted the Taliban against Afghan security forces. The Taliban control large areas of Afghanistan. The terrorist movement has called on supporters to take part in the elections before the elections. In the eyes of the Taliban, these have been imposed by foreign countries. The terrorist organization also warned of launching attacks in the polling stations.

Tens of thousands of Afghan police and military personnel were deployed to ensure the safety of voters. organization, accusations of corruption, fraud at the polls and postponement of elections in the strategic province of Kandahar, in the south of the country.

The main concerns relate to technical issues related to voter registration materials. In addition, many polling stations opened their hours late and there are long queues. In response to this information, the Election Committee announced the extension of the ballot boxes and the possibility for voters in certain constituencies to vote on Sunday

. The postponement of elections in Kandahar is the culmination of the murder of the police chief of that province. Thursday The urn will only take place in a week.

Candidates Killed

Some 8.8 million Afghans registered to vote. But many of these listings would be fraudulent. A number of parliamentary candidates were also assassinated in view of the elections.

About 2,500 Afghan politicians compete for 249 seats in the House of Commons. The parliament has relatively little power in Afghanistan, writes Reuters. Although he ratifies the laws of the country. The election result is only expected in a week or two.