Kabul, Afghanistan (CNN) -- Many Afghans were denied the right to vote in parliamentary elections because the country is too dangerous and because of logistical failures, an independent election watchdog said Monday.
But the relatively high level of voter participation and security arrangements for voting on Saturday were positive signs, the Free and Fair Election Foundation of Afghanistan said.
There have already been arrests for vote fraud in the wake of the voting, police in Afghanistan said Monday.
Some 45 people were detained on suspicion of vote fraud in Logar province, police chief Mustafa Mohsini said Monday.
But 39 were released without charge, said Den Mohammad Darwish, a spokesman for the province's governor.
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