Friday, September 27, 2019

Afghans Go To The Polls On Saturday





CBC: Afghans determined to vote for a president despite Taliban threats and suicide bombings

No guarantee of clear winner, but next president likely will attempt to join peace process.

On Saturday, Afghans will vote in only the fourth presidential election in their history, in a process that's been racked by uncertainty and violence.

The Taliban has repeatedly threatened the poll, and has launched a number of bold attacks, beginning at the start of the two-month campaign with a suicide bombing and assault that targeted vice presidential candidate Amrullah Saleh, running on the ticket with incumbent President Ashraf Ghani.

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More News On Afghanistan's Presidential Election

Afghan voters torn between fear, frustration, sense of duty -- AP
Taliban worries loom as Afghanistan prepares to vote for a president -- Reuters
Dodging Death, Candidates Vie to Lead a Broken Afghan Nation -- Bloomberg
Afghans set to vote in presidential poll as Taliban threat looms -- Al Jazeera
Afghanistan prepares for presidential election amid Taliban threats -- DW
Pakistan Shuts Border With Afghanistan Ahead Of Presidential Poll -- RFE
Afghanistan boosts security for presidential election -- Al Jazeera
No 'good options' left for U.S. as emboldened Taliban threatens Afghan elections -- Washington Times
Factbox: Old rivals square up again as an uncertain Afghanistan votes -- Reuters
Top 5 Afghan presidential candidates in Saturday’s election -- Washington Post
Afghanistan's presidential election: All you need to know -- Al Jazeera

1 comment:

Hans Persson said...

solution : carpet bomb everything.