Afghan elections underway

Voting in Afghanistan’s long-awaited parliamentary elections will reportedly be extended by a day after delays at polling stations and several attacks.

Some constituencies will remain open on Sunday, officials said, amid technical problems with a recently introduced biometric verification system.

Blasts have also been reported in the capital Kabul and other places.

Violence in the run-up to the vote caused 30% of all polling stations to shut and left 10 candidates dead.

Voting in Kandahar province has been delayed by a week after the assassination of a top police chief, General Abdul Raziq, on Thursday, in an attack claimed by Taliban militants.