Bomb kills 11 on second day of Afghan parliamentary polls

Kabul - Around three million people defied the threat of militant attacks to cast their ballot.

Afghan officials say a roadside bomb has killed at least 11 civilians in the eastern Nangarhar province.

Attahullah Khogyani, spokesman for the provincial governor, says the victims of Sunday's blast include six children. The attack occurred on the second day of Afghanistan's parliamentary elections, which were extended because of attacks on Saturday and technical issues that caused hours of delays.
No one immediately claimed the attack. The Taleban and a Daesh affiliate are both active in Nangarhar. Afghan civilians are often killed by roadside bombs intended to target security forces.
Over 3 million voted

More than three million voters have cast their ballot in the parliamentary elections that were held on Saturday amidst terror threats, the country's Independent Election Commission (IEC) said.
In the elections, high turnouts were reported in Kabul, Herat, Daykundi and Nangarhar provinces while the lowest turnout was reported in Uruzgan province, Xinhua news agency quoted the IEC as saying.??Voting in Kandahar and Ghazni provinces was postponed due to security reasons. 
In an effort to provide opportunity to people who failed to vote on Saturday, the IEC will allow them to vote on Sunday, the statement said.
The elections covered 32 out of the country's 34 provinces. More than 2,500 candidates are contesting for the 249-seat lower house of the parliament for a five-year term.
On Saturday, 27 people including 11 security force members were killed and 100 others injured, according to Afghan Ministry of Interior Affairs.