KABUL: Tight security ensured Afghanistan's presidential election was held on Saturday in relative calm, though several small attacks, low turnout and complaints about the voting system heightened fears an unclear result could drive the country into further chaos.
Two policeman and one civilian were killed in mostly small-scale Taliban attacks, the defence ministry said, adding 37 people were injured.Tens of thousands of troops were deployed to try to protect voters and polling stations. "It took the first voter 31 minutes to vote. For subsequent voters it was taking around five minutes and then it started to streamline to 3 minutes and 30 seconds," said Nishank Motwani, an observer stationed in Kabul.
The Transparent Election Foundation of Afghanistan said early turnout was"very poor", in part due to the requirement for voters to be photographed, to which female voters in conservative areas objected."Bravado gets defined when one musters courage to cast one's vote," said Kabul doctor Roya Jahangir after casting her ballot."We hope this time there is no fraud."
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