19 kidnapped amid Afghan elections
Afghanistan's parliamentary elections on Saturday will be another key test for the embattled central government and observers are expressing concern about irregularities before the polls even open. Eighteen election worker and one candidate have already been kidnapped and taken for ransom by the Taliban. So who will come out and vote tomorrow? Jerome Starkey says that there has been a huge effort to drum up support for their respective party but people understand the risks of coming out to vote.
Afghanistan's parliamentary elections on Saturday will be another key test for the embattled central government and observers are expressing concern about irregularities before the polls even open. Eighteen election worker and one candidate have already been kidnapped and taken for ransom by the Taliban. So who will come out and vote tomorrow? Jerome Starkey says that there has been a huge effort to drum up support for their respective party but people understand the risks of coming out to vote.
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