Afghanistan's Historic Election Went Unexpected Smoothly and Orderly Today
Thursday, August 20, 2009
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The Washington Post website has this report up on their website this evening and it goes in part like this... Afghanistan's historic election proceeded with unexpected smoothness and order Thursday despite threats by the radical Islamist Taliban movement to disrupt it. There were reports of scattered violence, and turnout appeared to be relatively low in the capital and in southern provinces with a strong Taliban presence, but Afghan and foreign officials said a feared disaster had been averted...
Read the rest HERE
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Thursday, August 20, 2009
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The Washington Post website has this report up on their website this evening and it goes in part like this... Afghanistan's historic election proceeded with unexpected smoothness and order Thursday despite threats by the radical Islamist Taliban movement to disrupt it. There were reports of scattered violence, and turnout appeared to be relatively low in the capital and in southern provinces with a strong Taliban presence, but Afghan and foreign officials said a feared disaster had been averted...
Read the rest HERE
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VOTING LINEAfghans wait in line to vote as Afghan police provide security shortly after a polling site opens in the Khas Kunar district in Kunar province, Afghanistan, August 20, 2009... Afghans in the area participated in the nation’s second national election as they came to vote for their country’s president.
Photo courtesy of Afghan National Army
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POLLING SITE
Election officials prepare for Afghan voters at a polling site as voting begins in the Khas Kunar district of Kunar province, Afghanistan, August 20, 2009... Afghans in the area participated in the nation’s second national election as they came to the polling site to vote for their country’s president.
Photo courtesy of Afghan National Army
Election officials prepare for Afghan voters at a polling site as voting begins in the Khas Kunar district of Kunar province, Afghanistan, August 20, 2009... Afghans in the area participated in the nation’s second national election as they came to the polling site to vote for their country’s president.
Photo courtesy of Afghan National Army
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Low Turnout As Violence Mars Afghan Election
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Low Turnout As Violence Mars Afghan Election
About above News Video: Taliban threats scared voters and dampened turnout in the militant south Thursday as Afghans voted for president for the second time ever.
This video posted on YouTube by AssociatedPress
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I’ll be doing a lengthy post with a video/slideshow of mine tomorrow... so be sure to check back in the middle of the afternoon sometime...
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Good work to all those that made today’s election such a success.
AubreyJ.........
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