Voters in Afghanistan turned out in higher numbers than expected for Saturday's presidential election, resulting in extended voting hours.

The Taliban had vowed to disrupt the electoral process with violent attacks throughout the day, according to The New York Times. Although one-eighth of all polling stations had to remain closed due to threats, however, the promise of mass violence did not materialize. Instead, Afghans lined up in the cold rain even before voting centers opened at 7 a.m. local time.

Reports of deaths and injuries throughout the day vary, but Reuters reported that at least two voters died and 14 were wounded in Kunar province during isolated attacks at polling stations. Fourteen Taliban militants were also killed.

Dozens have died in the weeks leading up to the vote, Reuters said, but the Taliban has not managed to mount an attack during that truly threatened the political process.

Kabul, Afghanistan's capital, was sealed off by security forces during the vote. The entire Afghan military and police force provided security at polling stations on Saturday — some 350,000 officers and soldiers, according to multiple reports. They were accompanied by around 53,000 NATO coalition troops. Since 2001, the U.S. has spent $90 billion training Afghan security forces, according to The Times

Although there are eight presidential candidates, only three are considered frontrunners: former finance minister Ashraf Ghani and two past foreign ministers, Zalmay Rassoul and Abdullah Abdullah. A candidate must obtain over 50% of the vote to be declared the winner, but that is not expected to happen, which means there will likely be a runoff between the top two candidates. If that happens, the second round of voting likely won't occur until May 28, according to The Times.

We've collected photos from Afghanistan's election day, below:

Afghanistan Election Day

1. Afghan men line up before casting their votes at a polling station in Herat, Afghanistan on Saturday, April 5. Afghan voters lined up for blocks at polling stations nationwide on Saturday, defying a threat of violence by the Taliban to cast ballots in what promises to be the nation's first democratic transfer of power.

   Image: Hoshang Hashimi/Associated Press

2. Attendants make final preparations before the voting for the presidential election.

   Image: Anadolu Agency

3. An Afghan woman puts her finger into an ink bottle to mark herself as a voter who attended an election at a polling station in Mazar-i-Sharif, capital of Balkh province, Afghanistan on April 5.

   Image: Mustafa Najafizada/Associated Press

4. An Afghan policeman checks a man at a polling station in Jalalabad, east of Kabul, Afghanistan on April 5.

   Image: Rahmat Gul/Associated Press

5. An Afghan child waits for her parents as they cast their vote for the presidential election at a polling station in Kabul.

   Image: Metin Aktas/Anadolu Agency

6. An Afghan man casts his vote at a polling station in Jalalabad, east of Kabul, Afghanistan on April 5.

   Image: Rahmat Gul/Associated Press

7. An Afghan policeman stands guard while voters line up to enter a polling station, and cast their ballots in Kabul.

   Image: Muhammed Muheisen/Associated Press

8. People get ready to cast their ballots in Balkh, Afghanistan.

   Image: Anadolu Agency

9. Counting ballots begins in Kabul on April 5

   Image: Anadolu Agency

10. Afghan policemen take their position in downtown Kabul, Afghanistan on April 4.

    Image: Massoud Hossaini/Associated Press

11. A burqa-clad Afghan woman casts her vote at a polling station in Lashkargah, the capital of Helmand province, Afghanistan

    Image: Abdul Khaliq/Associated Press

12. Afghan voters crowd a polling station in Kabul on April 5.

    Image: Shah Maria/AFP

13. An Afghan man casts his vote at a local polling station in Kabul.

    Image: Shah Maria/AFP

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