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Afghan Elections

In pictures: Afghan election day

Photos from across Afghanistan as nation finishes polling in the face of Taliban threats.
3.25pm, 18 Sep 2010
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In pictures: Afghan election day
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  • An Election worker readies the ballot papers

    Source: Allauddin Khan/AP/Press Association Images

  • Pashtuns await opening of polls

    Source: Saurabh Das/AP/Press Association Images

  • A travelling Herat family

    Source: Reza Shirmohammadi/AP/Press Association Images

  • Afghan women wait to vote

    Source: Gemunu Amarasinghe/AP/Press Association Images

  • Kuchi tribal man after voting

    Source: Saurabh Das/AP/Press Association Images

  • The child face of an intimidated election.

  • Homeless man washes himself in the shadow of election posters

    Source: Saurabh Das/AP/Press Association Images

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