Afghanistan’s parliamentary election is being held today amidst security threats and concerns of fraud. There was a rocket attack in capital Kabul near NATO headquarters while six rockets landed on the outskirts of eastern Jalalabad city. Taliban also attacked five polling stations in Badakhshan, Herat and Ghazni provinces. Afghan President Hamid Karzai cast his vote in Kabul urging people to turn out despite the threat of insurgent attack. He said that by voting, Afghan people would take their country forward to a better future. There are concerns of fraud as thousands of fake voter IDs are in circulation and complaints have surfaced against the indelible ink used to ensure one person, one vote system. The voting began at 8 a.m. and will continue till 5 p.m. Indian standard time. Around 2,500 candidates including around 406 women are in fray for 249 seats all over the country. Altogether 68 seats are reserved for women candidates. Polling is scheduled at around 5,500 polling centres while more than a thousand centers are closed because of security threats. Tight security arrangements have been made to ensure free and fair polls and around 4 lakh security personnel, including foreign troops have been deployed.