Chaotic Afghan elections draw to a close after violence, chaos

Afghanistan’s first parliamentary elections in eight years suffered from violence and chaos Saturday, with attacks killing at least 36 people, key election workers failing to show up and many polling stations staying open hours late to handle long lines.

Problems surrounding the elections – already three years overdue – threaten to compromise the credibility of polls, which an independent monitor said were also marred by ballot stuffing and intimidation by armed men.