Afghanistan Goes To The Polls

Presidential elections in Afghanistan
An Afghan voter dries her finger marked with indelible ink after casting her ballot at a polling station in Herat.Jalil Rezayee—EPA
By TIME Staff
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Afghan villagers adjust election materials on the back of donkeys as they head back to their village along a country road high in the mountains in the Shutul District in northern Afghanistan, April 4, 2014. Hashmatullah—AFP/Getty Images
Afghan women wait to cast their ballots at a polling station in Mazar-i-sharif
Afghan women wait to cast their ballots at a polling station in Mazar-i-sharif April 5, 2014. Zohra Bensemra—Reuters
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Afghan residents wishing to vote line up outside a local polling station in Kabul.Wakil Kohsar—AFP/Getty Images
An Afghan woman looks through a window as another is about to cast her ballot at a polling station in Mazar-i-Sharif
An Afghan woman looks through a window as another is about to cast her ballot.Zohra Bensemra—Reuters
An Afghan man walks from a voting booth after completing his ballot paper at a polling station in Kabul
An Afghan man walks from a voting booth after completing his ballot paper at a polling station in Kabul.Tim Wimbornet—Reuters
Presidential elections in Afghanistan
An Afghan voter dries her finger marked with indelible ink after casting her ballot at a polling station in Herat.Jalil Rezayee—EPA
Afghan women arrive to vote at a polling station in Adraskan district
Afghan women arrive to vote at a polling station in Adraskan district, Herat province.Omar Sobhani—Reuters

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