Afghans vote in landmark election despite Taliban threat: Afghans braved the threat of Taliban violence today to elect a successor to President Hamid Karzai in the countrys first democratic transfer of power as US-led forces wind down their 13-year war. Long queues formed outside polling stations in cities across the country, despite cold, wet weather, as voters cast their ballots at around 6,000 centres under tight security. While voting in urban areas appeared brisk, it was not clear what turnout would be like in rural districts.The Taliban have rejected the election as a foreign plot and urged their fighters to attack polling staff, voters and security forces, but only one incident was reported in the first few hours of voting. AFP
Posted on: Sat, 05 Apr 2014 10:11:55 +0000
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