Afghanistan Goes To The Polls

  • 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
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  • 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
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  • An Afghan woman looks through a window as another is about to cast her ballot.
    Zohra Bensemra—Reuters
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  • An Afghan man walks from a voting booth after completing his ballot paper at a polling station in Kabul.
    Tim Wimbornet—Reuters
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  • An Afghan voter dries her finger marked with indelible ink after casting her ballot at a polling station in Herat.
    Jalil Rezayee—EPA
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  • Afghan women arrive to vote at a polling station in Adraskan district, Herat province.
    Omar Sobhani—Reuters
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April 5, 2014 11:07 AM EDT

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