Afghanistan's presidential election campaign an exercise in peril

The security problems exacerbate the logistical challenges in a country where road conditions are so poor and districts so remote that a 3,000-strong donkey corps is helping deliver ballots.

Presidential candidate Ramazan Bashardost was on a routine campaign stop in the eastern Afghan city of Khowst one day last month when he heard a thunderous explosion. Then another. Full Story »

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Posted by: Posted by Fabrice Florin - Aug 10, 2009 - 10:10 PM PDT
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Edited by: Fabrice Florin - Aug 11, 2009 - 5:54 PM PDT

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