Violence overshadows Afghan run-off vote, 46 killed

At least 46 people have been killed as millions of Afghans cast their votes in a run-off to elect a new president.
Local people, security officials and militants were among those who died in a number of low-level attacks across the country, according to news agencies .
More than seven million people turned out to vote, election officials said - a similar number to the first round.
Voters are choosing between former Foreign Minister Abdullah Abdullah and ex-World Bank economist Ashraf Ghani.
Whoever wins will succeed Hamid Karzai, who has been president since 2001.
This election will be the first time that power in Afghanistan has been democratically transferred.
Afghan officials said Saturday more than seven million people voted in the presidential election run-off, a turnout of 52 percent based on an estimated electorate of 13.5 million voters.
"The estimated turnout was more than seven million in the second round, 38 percent women and 62 percent men," election commission chief Ahmad Yousuf Nuristani told reporters.