Voting Day in Afghanistan

Despite the milestone achievement of those Afghans who voted in the recent election, the country still has a long war ahead.

BY MICHAEL WILKERSON | AUGUST 20, 2009

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Making a point: Despite Taliban threats to cut off the fingers of voters, today's presidential election in Afghanistan went ahead as planned. The woman above shows her ink-dipped finger after voting in Kabul. Thirty-four candidates ran against one another in Afghanistan's second presidential election since the fall of the Taliban.

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Michael Wilkerson is a researcher at Foreign Policy.