The Taliban fighters conducted more than 130 attacks, including firing dozens of rockets and unleashing numerous suicide bombers on polling sites to disrupt the vote, which was the second in history of the country.

The Independent Election Commission also said on Saturday that 11 staffers were killed in such attacks on Thursday.

'Regretfully we have learned that eleven staff members of the IEC, who were committed to conduct a free, transparent and fair election in the country after the long preparations for the day of Thursday,' the commission said in a statement.

Afghan security sources already said that 17 security personnel and nine civilians were killed in attacks on the election day, but it was not clear if any of the election staffers were counted among the civilians by security forces.