Violence, conflict blamed for low voter turnout in Afghan presidential election

A preliminary count of voter participation in the first round of Afghanistan's presidential vote indicates a sharp drop in turnout, in an election held amid Taliban threats to disrupt the process. The initial tally, released on Sunday by Afghanistan's Independent Election Commission with data from slightly more than half of polling stations, showed that just under 1.1 million people had voted the previous day. If that turnout trend holds, it would represent a participation level of less than 25 percent - lower than any of Afghanistan's three presidential elections since the fall of the Taliban in 2001. Al Jazeera's Tony Birtley reports from Kabul. Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter:   / ajenglish   Find us on Facebook:   / aljazeera   Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ #AlJazeeraEnglish #Afghanistan #Election #Taliban