The two leading contenders for Afghanistan's presidential election have both claimed victory
The campaign teams for incumbent Hamid Karzai and ex-Foreign Minister Abdullah Abdullah both said they had won an outright majority in Thursday's poll.
Electoral officials say the ballot counting is now over and the official result will be announced soon, but warned against predicting the outcome.
They say initial results suggest turnout was between 40 and 50%.
This is a lot lower than the 70% that turned out to vote in the first presidential election, in 2004.
bbc.co.uk
The campaign teams for incumbent Hamid Karzai and ex-Foreign Minister Abdullah Abdullah both said they had won an outright majority in Thursday's poll.
Electoral officials say the ballot counting is now over and the official result will be announced soon, but warned against predicting the outcome.
They say initial results suggest turnout was between 40 and 50%.
This is a lot lower than the 70% that turned out to vote in the first presidential election, in 2004.
bbc.co.uk
