The start of Afghanistan's election season was marred by deadly violence Sunday, just hours after President Ashraf Ghani insisted 'peace is ...
KABUL: The start of Afghanistan's election season was marred by deadly violence Sunday , just hours after President Ashraf Ghani insisted"peace is coming" to the war-torn nation.
He is hoping to fend off challenges from 17 other candidates to score a second term at twice-postponed presidential elections now slated for Sep 28. Voters are despondent about the prospects of a fair election, and many worry about a repeat of the sort of violent attacks on previous polling stations by the Taliban and other insurgent groups trying to undermine Afghanistan's fragile democracy.Sayed Jan, a 27-year-old student, said he won't be voting as he has lost faith since the 2014 election that was mired in allegations of fraud and ballot stuffing."We need peace in Afghanistan instead of elections.
One crucial issue is that the elections happen at all: they were postponed twice this year and further delays could lead to more distrust.
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