Afghan election commission workers carry a ballot box as a police officer stands guard at a warehouse in Herat April 3, 2014. Credit: REUTERS/Mohammad Shoib
Fears Of Violence, Fraud Cloud Afghan Presidential Election -- Voice of America
KABUL — Millions of Afghans are being asked to defy Taliban threats and cast their votes Saturday for a new president. But Afghans and analysts say that their biggest fear is that the elections will be marred by fraud, and losing candidates will not accept the results. That, in turn, could lead to greater unrest, instability and violence.
So far, there are three front runners: Ashraf Ghani, a former World Bank official, Abdullah Abdullah, a former foreign minister, and Zalmai Rasoul, also a former foreign minister. Apart from differences in personal style - Ghani is seen as a rigid stickler for form, Abdullah as a well-dressed aristocrat, and Rasoul as a reserved technocrat close to President Hamid Karzai -- there is not much difference in campaign messages.
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More News On Afghans Preparing For Saturday's National Elections
Afghanistan prepares for Saturday's national election -- UPI
Afghan security tightened ahead of Saturday’s presidential poll -- Euronews
Risks of violence and fraud haunt landmark Afghan election -- Reuters
Afghan refugees barred from voting in presidential elections -- Deutsche Welle
Afghanistan: Taliban blamed for fresh violence ahead of elections -- CNN
UN chief praises technical, security preparations for Afghan elections -- Khaama Press
Encouraged by preparations for historic Afghan polls, Ban urges all citizens to vote -- UN News Centre
Afghans largely left to monitor their own election -- Stars and Stripes
What if the Afghan elections actually work? -- Peter Bergen, CNN
Indications are for an encouragingly high Afghan turnout -- Gulf News editorial
Timeline: Afghanistan's road to 2014 election -- Global Post/AFP
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