Afghan election: Violence overshadows run-off vote --- 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. -- 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. -- The Taliban had threatened to target voting, and there were concerns that fraud could produce a disputed result. -- The Afghan interior minister earlier said there had been 150 attacks. BBC reporters across the country said they had seen more violence than in the previous round, but most incidents were relatively low level. -- Election commission chief Ahmad Yousef Nooristani said fewer than 200 of the 6,365 polling stations were unable to operate because of security concerns. -- Of those who turned out to vote, 38% were women and 62% were men, he said. -- Mr Nooristani also said there had been some complaints of irregularities which would be investigated, but did not give further details. -- Presidential candidate Abdullah Abdullah thanked "the whole nation of participating in the election" and called for a full investigation in the allegations of fraud. -- Afghans who've lived through all the devastating wars since President Najibullah's Soviet-backed rule are hoping this election will help turn the page on their punishing history. -- It will be the first time in Afghan history that power is transferred peacefully, from one elected leader to another. - BBC, http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-27844674