Photos: Afghanistan election
Photos: Afghanistan election – An Afghan poll worker notes the serial numbers of sealed ballot boxes in Kabul.
Photos: Afghanistan election
Photos: Afghanistan election
Photos: Afghanistan election
Photos: Afghanistan election
Photos: Afghanistan election – Afghan election workers count ballots by the light of a lantern at a polling station in Jalalabad, Afghanistan, on Saturday, April 5.
Photos: Afghanistan election
Photos: Afghanistan election – An Afghan man casts his vote at a polling station in Jalalabad on Saturday, April 5. A heavy security presence across the country ensured that the vote went largely smoothly, although some attacks were reported.
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Afghanistan election – Afghan women show inked fingers after casting their votes at a polling station in Jalalabad, Afghanistan, on April 5. Despite threats from the Taliban to disrupt the vote and punish all involved, Afghans remain enthusiastic about the election. The top presidential contenders are Ashraf Ghani, Abdullah Abdullah and Zalmai Rassoul. The winner will replace President Hamid Karzai.
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Afghanistan election – Afghan President Hamid Karzai displays his inked finger after voting.
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Afghanistan election – Afghans wait in long lines for their chance to cast a vote.
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Afghanistan election – A man casts his vote at a polling station in Kabul.
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Afghanistan election – A police officer checks a man at a polling station in Jalalabad.
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Afghanistan election – Men line up for registration before voting at a polling station in Kabul.
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Afghanistan election – Presidential candidate and Karzai ally Zalmai Rassoul votes at Amani High School, near the presidential palace in Kabul. Rassoul's running mate is Habiba Sarabi, one of only three female vice presidential candidates on the ballot. Her candidacy could appeal to female voters.
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Afghanistan election – Female voters crowd outside a polling station in Kabul.
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Afghanistan election – Women cast their ballots at a polling station in Kabul.
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Afghanistan election – Presidential contender Ashraf Ghani casts his ballot at a polling station in Kabul. Ghani, who earned his doctorate at Columbia University, is from the Pashtun ethnic group. His running mate is Abdul Rashid Dostum, a leader of the Uzbek ethnic group.
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Afghanistan election – An election official helps a female voter as she dips her finger in an ink pot at a polling station in Kandahar.
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Afghanistan election – Presidential candidate Dr. Abdullah Abdullah, center, and his running mates Mohammed Mohaqiq, right, and Mohammad Khan, left, show their fingers marked with ink after casting their ballots at a polling station in Kabul.
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