Afghans go to polls amid security threats
Voting for the long-due Afghan parliamentary elections began Saturday amid tight security.The polls opened at 7 a.m. local time (0230GMT), with some delays reported, and will continue till 4 p.m (1130GMT).President Ashraf Ghani and First Lady Rula Ghani cast their votes.Speaking to reporters, the president said that efforts are underway to hold elections in two provinces Ghazni and Kandahar where the poll was postponed due to a law and order situation.According to the country's election authorit...