In Khan Neshin, Helmand province, in the south of Afghanistan, election officials estimated that only 250 to 300 people - out of an estimated population of 35,000 to 50,000 in a region larger than Connecticut - showed up to vote at the single polling station available for the area.
In another Helmand province district of 70,000 people, barely 500 people voted, while in one town of 2,000 residents, only 50 people voted [REF].