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18 August 2009 - The candidate, clad in a simple salwar kameez, her head mostly hidden under a scarf, except for a tousle of thick black hair that deliberately manages to escape cover, enters a room filled with eager supporters.

18 Aug 2009

What it’s like to be a voter in Afghanistan

KABUL - Patience is probably the one thing the electorate will need on polling day, which is just three days away.

Election officials say on average a person may take up to ten minutes to complete voting.

17 Aug 2009

Karzai appears in his first television debate

17 August 2009 - In a country where regime change has often been violent the appearance of incumbent President Hamid Karzai in a live televised debate must have come as a surprise to many Afghans.

17 Aug 2009

Special elections news services from UNAMA

KABUL - UNAMA information for media representatives covering Afghanistan’s 2009 presidential and provincial council elections.

17 Aug 2009

The election donkeys in one of Afghanistan’s provinces

17 August 2009 - One and a half hours north outside Afghanistan’s capital city of Kabul is the peaceful province of Parwan.

There are 324,000 registered voters here for the forthcoming presidential and provincial council elections on 20 August.

17 Aug 2009

Training for polling staff in Herat

KABUL - The Independent Election Commission is continuing to roll out its training programmes across Afghanistan for the presidential and provincial council elections on 20 August.

16 Aug 2009

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