Afghan electioneering in full swing as voting day for parliamentary polls gets closer

Afghan Independent Election Commission (IEC) workers carry a plastic box of election materials into a helicopter at an airport in Kandahar province, Afghanistan, Oct. 13, 2018. Nearly 9 million registered voters, including 3 million women, out of some 12 million eligible Afghans will cast their ballots during the upcoming parliamentary polls. (Xinhua/Sanaullah Seiam)