2014 Presidential Elections

Afghanistan’s April 5, 2014 elections marked the first transfer of presidential power since the fall of the Taliban in 2001. In the capital, Kabul, thousands crowded the voting polls from morning until late afternoon, defying threats from the Taliban that it would target voters on election day.

Afghan women line up outside a mosque in Dashti Barchi, a Hazara neighborhood. Kabul, Afghanistan

Homira (in purple), 19, waits in line to vote in the presidential election. She is a first time voter. Kabul, Afghanistan

Women and men enter the voting booths separately on election day. Kabul, Afghanistan

Homira waits her turn to vote. Kabul, Afghanistan

A pad of ballots inside a voting station. Kabul, Afghanistan

Homira dips her finger before casting her ballot. Kabul, Afghanistan

An election worker checks the ID of a female voter. Kabul, Afghanistan

A female voter prepares to vote. Kabul, Afghanistan

Female voters crowd a voting station inside a high school. Kabul, Afghanistan

Afghan women show their inked fingers after voting in the presidential election. Kabul, Afghanistan

A Afghan man prepares to vote inside a high school. Kabul, Afghanistan

A government worker is ready to cast his ballot. Kabul, Afghanistan

A election observer inside a voting station in a high school. Kabul, Afghanistan

Afghan men wait in line to cast their ballot for president. Kabul, Afghanistan

An Afghan man votes inside a cardboard booth. Kabul, Afghanistan

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