Just like in last year's presidential election, officials say they have serious concerns about the legitimacy of this weekend's parliamentary voting in Afghanistan.
Officials began tallying the votes on Sunday, and final results could take months.
It was hoped that Saturday's voting could help restore legitimacy to the Afghan government, which lost a great deal of credibility due to last year's fraudulent presidential election.
Afghanistan's international backers said they hoped for a democratic result and praised the bravery of voters this weekend, but the main election observer group said the fairness of the vote was questionable.
The Free and Fair Elections Foundation of Afghanistan said it "has serious concerns about the quality of elections," given the number of complaints of fraud.
At some polling stations, observers watched poll workers allow some people to vote with fake voter cards
"Ballot stuffing was seen to varying extents in most provinces, as were proxy voting and underage voting," FEFA said.
About 2,500 candidates had been campaigning for 249 seats in parliament, which makes the margins between winners and losers thin.
"Every single vote counts and that's why a number of candidates were employing some questionable measures in their campaigning," CTV South Asia Bureau Chief Janis Mackey Frayer said Sunday.
"And it's why many are expected to launch complaints because they want to ensure that if they are not declared the winner they can tell their supporters it was maybe for another reason," she told Â鶹´«Ã½ Channel by phone Sunday.
Voter turnout Saturday was mixed with about 40 per cent turnout, as the Taliban made good on threats to launch attacks during the election.
At least 11 civilians and three police officers were killed during voting Saturday, amid 33 bombings and 63 rocket attacks nationwide.
However, violence was down from previous elections in Afghanistan.
With files from The Associated Press
