In pictures: Afghan presidential elections

Afghans heading towards the polling stations to cast votes


AFP / Reuters September 28, 2019
Afghans headed towards the polling station. PHOTO: AFP

Women queue to cast their vote at a polling station in Herat. PHOTO: AFP Women queue to cast their votes at a polling station in Herat. PHOTO: AFP

An Afghan security personnel stands guard as women voters wait to cast their ballot at a polling station Herat. PHOTO: AFP An Afghan security personnel stands guard as women voters wait to cast their ballot at a polling station Herat. PHOTO: AFP

An Afghan man casts his ballot at a polling station in Parwan. PHOTO: AFP An Afghan man casts his ballot at a polling station in Parwan. PHOTO: AFP

Afghans headed towards the polling station. PHOTO: AFP Afghans headed towards the polling station. PHOTO: AFP

Afghan presidential candidate Abdullah Abdullah arrives to cast his vote at a polling station in Kabul. PHOTO: Reuters Afghan presidential candidate Abdullah Abdullah arrives to cast his vote at a polling station in Kabul. PHOTO: Reuters

Afghan men lead donkeys loaded with ballot boxes and other election material to be transported to polling stations which are not accessible by road in Shutul, Panjshir province, Afghanistan. PHOTO: Reuters Afghan men lead donkeys loaded with ballot boxes and other election material to be transported to polling stations which are not accessible by road in Shutul, Panjshir province, Afghanistan. PHOTO: Reuters

Afghan presidential candidate Ashraf Ghani arrives to cast his vote in the presidential election in Kabul. PHOTO: Reuters Afghan presidential candidate Ashraf Ghani arrives to cast his vote in the presidential election in Kabul. PHOTO: Reuters

An Afghan boy stands with a donkey loaded election material, to be transported to polling stations which are not accessible by road, on a donkey in Shutul, Panjshir province, Afghanistan. PHOTO: Reuters An Afghan boy stands with a donkey loaded election material, to be transported to polling stations which are not accessible by road, on a donkey in Shutul, Panjshir province, Afghanistan. PHOTO: Reuters

Afghan policemen keeps watch at a checkpoint in Kabul, Afghanistan. PHOTO: Reuters Afghan policemen keep watch at a checkpoint in Kabul, Afghanistan. PHOTO: Reuters

An Afghan man casts his vote in the presidential election in Kabul. PHOTO: Reuters An Afghan man casts his vote in the presidential election in Kabul. PHOTO: Reuters

Election workers wait for Afghan presidential candidate Ashraf Ghani to vote in the presidential election in Kabul. PHOTO: Reuters Election workers wait for Afghan presidential candidate Ashraf Ghani to vote in the presidential election in Kabul. PHOTO: Reuters

Election workers wait for Afghan presidential candidate Ashraf Ghani to vote in the presidential election in Kabul. PHOTO: Reuters Election workers wait for Afghan presidential candidate Ashraf Ghani to vote in the presidential election in Kabul. PHOTO: Reuters

An Independent Election Commission (IEC) official (R) scans a voter's face with a biometric device at a polling station in Mazar-i-Sharif. PHOTO: AFP An Independent Election Commission (IEC) official (R) scans a voter's face with a biometric device at a polling station in Mazar-i-Sharif. PHOTO: AFP

A woman casts her vote at a polling station in Jalalabad. PHOTO: AFP A woman casts her vote at a polling station in Jalalabad. PHOTO: AFP

A security force personnel checks a man outside a polling station in Jalalabad. PHOTO: AFP A security force personnel checks a man outside a polling station in Jalalabad. PHOTO: AFP

A woman holds her child as she casts her vote at a polling station in Jalalabad. PHOTO: AFP A woman holds her child as she casts her vote at a polling station in Jalalabad. PHOTO: AFP

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