Preliminary results of nationwide voting for Afghanistan’s 249-seat Parliament are not expected before mid-November KABUL, Afghanistan: Security is tight in southern Kandahar for parliamentary elections that were delayed one week following an attack by an elite guard who killed two top government officials, including a powerful police chief. Independent Election Commission deputy spokesman Aziz Ibrahimi says voting began at 7 a.m. Saturday at 1,113 polling stations to elect 11 parliamentarians from a slate of 111 candidates. The Kandahar governor’s spokesman says major roads throughout the province were closed Friday to all vehicles, except those with prior security clearance. The roads will reopen after polls close at 4 p.m. Preliminary results of nationwide voting for Afghanistan’s 249-seat Parliament are not expected before mid-November.