Preliminary results in Afghanistan's presidential election will be delayed beyond Saturday's deadline, two officials from the independent election commission told Reuters, probably for more than a week, fuelling chances of political uncertainty.

War-torn Afghanistan has battled poll-related violence that killed dozens, low voter turnout and fraud accusations in September`s election. Hundreds of thousands of voters have still to be added to an electronic database used to tally votes.

"The data entry of the voters to the main database of the commission has not been completed yet," said Abdul Aziz Ibrahimi, a spokesman of the Independent Election Commission of Afghanistan (IEC).

"Transparency is important: we don`t want to sacrifice transparency for the sake of speed. The data entry has taken longer than was expected."

Nearly 1.8 million voters have been added to the database, he added. This compares with a figure of 2.6 million Afghans who voted, or about a quarter of the electorate.

"Due to slow work on the data entry, the result will be announced with a delay of one week to ten days," said the second official, who sought anonymity as he was not authorised to discuss the precise length of the delay.

It was not immediately clear why the database had not been updated during voting preparations ahead of the election.

Violence linked to polling last month left 85 civilians dead and more than 370 wounded, the United Nations said on Tuesday.

The two presidential front-runners, Ashraf Ghani and Abdullah Abdullah, both claimed victory before ballots were tallied and signalled they would not accept defeat, factors that had already pointed to political uncertainty.

Taliban insurgents rule more of the country than at any time since being ousted from power nearly two decades ago.

They have refused to accept the legitimacy of Ghani`s administration, which they call a puppet government backed by the United States, itself trying to end its longest war.

Preliminary results in Afghanistan's presidential election will be delayed beyond Saturday's deadline, two officials from the independent election commission told Reuters, probably for more than a week, fuelling chances of political uncertainty.

Preliminary results in Afghanistan's presidential election will be delayed beyond Saturday's deadline, two officials from the independent election commission told Reuters, probably for more than a week, fuelling chances of political uncertainty. War-torn Afghanistan has battled poll-related violence that killed dozens, low voter turnout and fraud accusations in September`s election. Hundreds of thousands of voters have still to be added to an electronic database used to tally votes. "The data entry of the voters to the main database of the commission has not been completed yet," said Abdul Aziz Ibrahimi, a spokesman of the Independent Election Commission of Afghanistan (IEC). "Transparency is important: we don`t want to sacrifice transparency for the sake of speed. The data entry has taken longer than was expected." Nearly 1.8 million voters have been added to the database, he added. This compares with a figure of 2.6 million Afghans who voted, or about a quarter of the electorate. "Due to slow work on the data entry, the result will be announced with a delay of one week to ten days," said the second official, who sought anonymity as he was not authorised to discuss the precise length of the delay. It was not immediately clear why the database had not been updated during voting preparations ahead of the election. Violence linked to polling last month left 85 civilians dead and more than 370 wounded, the United Nations said on Tuesday. The two presidential front-runners, Ashraf Ghani and Abdullah Abdullah, both claimed victory before ballots were tallied and signalled they would not accept defeat, factors that had already pointed to political uncertainty. Taliban insurgents rule more of the country than at any time since being ousted from power nearly two decades ago. They have refused to accept the legitimacy of Ghani`s administration, which they call a puppet government backed by the United States, itself trying to end its longest war.

Afghanistan to miss October 19 deadline for presidential poll results: Report

Narender Singh Khalsa, the son of slain Sikh leader Avtar Singh, has secured a seat in the Lower House of the Parliament (Wolesi Jirga), according to Afghanistan Election Commission's preliminary results.

Narender has secured the seat on behalf of the Sikh and Hindu community of the country, as per a statement released by the Independent Election Commission of Afghanistan(IEC).

The parliamentary elections were held on October 20 last year. The final results are yet to be announced.

Besides Narender, eight individuals including Alhaj Asadullah Shahbaz, Mohammad Azim Mohsin, Atiqullah Ramin, Alhaj Mamor Ahmadzai, Dr. Mohammad Nasim Mudabir, Alhaj Ustad Abdul Razaq Hashim, Shukria Eisa Khel, and Nooria Hamidi have secured seats in the Lower House of the Parliament, reported Khaama Press.

Avtar, who was the lone Sikh candidate for the Wolesi Jirga elections, was killed in an ISIS attack in Jalalabad in July last year.

He was amongst the 19 people who had lost their lives in the suicide blast.

Narender had also suffered injuries in the attack but later recovered and contested the parliamentary elections in place of his deceased father.

Narender has secured the seat on behalf of the Sikh and Hindu community of the country, as per a statement released by the Independent Election Commission of Afghanistan(IEC).

Narender Singh Khalsa, the son of slain Sikh leader Avtar Singh, has secured a seat in the Lower House of the Parliament (Wolesi Jirga), according to Afghanistan Election Commission's preliminary results. Narender has secured the seat on behalf of the Sikh and Hindu community of the country, as per a statement released by the Independent Election Commission of Afghanistan(IEC). The parliamentary elections were held on October 20 last year. The final results are yet to be announced. Besides Narender, eight individuals including Alhaj Asadullah Shahbaz, Mohammad Azim Mohsin, Atiqullah Ramin, Alhaj Mamor Ahmadzai, Dr. Mohammad Nasim Mudabir, Alhaj Ustad Abdul Razaq Hashim, Shukria Eisa Khel, and Nooria Hamidi have secured seats in the Lower House of the Parliament, reported Khaama Press. Avtar, who was the lone Sikh candidate for the Wolesi Jirga elections, was killed in an ISIS attack in Jalalabad in July last year. He was amongst the 19 people who had lost their lives in the suicide blast. Narender had also suffered injuries in the attack but later recovered and contested the parliamentary elections in place of his deceased father.

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Afghanistan to miss October 19 deadline for presidential poll results: Report

Afghanistan: Slain Sikh leader's son leading in preliminary poll results