Afghans set to elect new parliament
Millions of Afghans are expected to vote in a long-delayed parliamentary election that has been hampered by chaotic preparations, allegations of fraud and ever-present violence


Herat
Mazar-i-Sharif
AFGHANISTAN
Kandahar
Kunduz
Kabul
Jalalabad
PAKISTAN

Taliban stronghold
So-called Islamic State militants

200km 125 miles

Vote is only third parliamentary election since 2001 U.S. invasion


CIVILIAN CASUALTIES (000s, Jan-Sep 2009-18)
Total dead and injured
Deaths

10
8
6	
4
2
0
	2009 	10 	11 	12 	13 	14 	15 	16 	17

4,732
1,918
8,539
2,623

2018: At least 8,050 casualties – roughly in line with same period in 2017 (8,084). Little change in overall trend of violence underlines that security situation remains dire


ELECTION IN NUMBERS
8.9m	Voters registered
21,011	Polling stations
2,565	Candidates, including 417 women
249	Seats in Wolesi Jirga (House of the People)


Sources: Liveuamap, Independent Election Commission of Afghanistan, UNAMA 
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