Afghan elections 2018: Voters go to the polls amid Taliban threats - live blog

Some 8.8 million Afghans are expected to vote on Saturday in the country's parliamentary elections as tens of thousands of forces fan out across the country to protect 21,000 polling stations.

کد خبر: ۸۴۴۳۱۷

تاریخ: ۲۸ مهر ۱۳۹۷ - ۰۹:۴۲

The Taliban have warned of violence and told students and teachers to refuse to allow their schools to be used in voting. Education Minister Mohammad Mirwais Balkhy says 5,500 schools throughout the country are being used for elections.