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Saturday, 14 June 2014

Afghans brave Taliban threats to choose new leader

An Independent Election Commission (IEC) employee shows a ballot to observers at a polling station in Kabul, Afghanistan, Saturday, June 14, 2014. Despite a Taliban threat to stay away, Afghans lined up Saturday to vote in a presidential runoff between two candidates who both promise to improve ties with the West and combat corruption as they confront a powerful Taliban insurgency and preside over the withdrawal of most foreign troops by the end of the year. (AP Photo/Massoud Hossaini) KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Despite a Taliban threat to stay away, Afghans lined up Saturday to vote in a presidential runoff between two candidates who both promise to improve ties with the West and combat corruption as they confront a powerful Taliban insurgency and preside over the withdrawal of most foreign troops by the end of the year.








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