Last day of Afghanistan campaigning

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Afghanistan's former Foreign Minister held a rally in Kabul on Monday, the last day of campaigning for this week's presidential election.

The Intelligence service said authorities have been making progress in convincing the Taliban to leave voters alone on Thursday.

Abdullah Abdullah is the chief rival of Afghanistan's incumbent president, Hamid Karzai, according to polls.

Thousands of the former Foreign Minister's supporters flocked to Kabul Stadium, cheering loudly when he recited verses from the Quran.

The nation's Deputy Chief Electoral Officer later reiterated that three days of campaign silence are about to begin.

Zakria Barakazi, Deputy Chief Electiral Officer, said, "The campaign silence period will start today at midnight, and during this period no candidate, no media, should cover any campaign activities of the candidates."

He also said that the delivery of materials to polling places was going according to plans, and there were no major security incidents.