An Afghan woman casts her vote at a polling station in Jalalabad east of Kabul, Afghanistan, Saturday, April 5, 2014. Afghan voters lined up for blocks at polling stations nationwide on Saturday, defying a threat of violence by the Taliban to cast ballots in what promises to be the nation's first democratic transfer of power. AP Photo/Rahmat Gul
Women turn out in force In the Afghan province of Herat to vote in Saturday’s presidential election. It’s a landmark for Afghanistan - the first democratic transition of power since the fall of the Taliban 13 years ago. Herat’s been a battleground for women’s rights and these voters weren’t being deterred by Taliban threats to disrupt the polls. “As an Afghan woman I’ve come here to cast my vote and choose my future. I’m not scared of any threat. I ask all Afghan women to come and vote.”
Afghan Voters Defy Threats (Video)
Women turn out in force In the Afghan province of Herat to vote in Saturday’s presidential election. It’s a landmark for Afghanistan - the first democratic transition of power since the fall of the Taliban 13 years ago. Herat’s been a battleground for women’s rights and these voters weren’t being deterred by Taliban threats to disrupt the polls. “As an Afghan woman I’ve come here to cast my vote and choose my future. I’m not scared of any threat. I ask all Afghan women to come and vote.”