September 18, 2005
Afgan Vote Goes Ahead
In spite of the best efforts of terrorists to kill voters and American lefts efforts to abandon them.
"I'm so happy, I couldn't sleep last night and was watching the clock to come out to vote," said voter Qari Salahuddin, 21, at a polling station in the eastern city of Jalalabad.More here.About 12.5 million Afghans are registered to vote in the $159 million, U.N.-organized elections for a lower house of parliament and councils in all 34 provinces and enthusiasm appears high.
Posted by Sid at September 18, 2005 07:39 AM | Middle East
