An Afghan woman displays her finger marked with indelible ink after casting her vote at a polling station in Kabul
Afghan women and a child walk past a wall with images of presidential and provincial council candidates in Kabul
An Afghan election worker counts votes at a polling station in Kabul on August 21 Faced with a sea of unknown faces, many Afghans confessed they saw little option but to pick the pretty girl, the TV star or the good Muslim in a turban when voting for provincial councillors. About 3,400 people ranging from elderly tribal chiefs to young students - almost a tenth of them women - ran for provincial council seats in elections held simultaneously with presidential polls on August 20.
An Afghan girl watches a speech from Afghan presidential candidate and current President Hamid Karzai on television during the presidential candidates' live debate in Kabul, Afghanistan
A young child looks through a gate as an American Marine keeps watch whilst on patrol in Khan Neshin, Helmand Province, Afghanistan, the furthest south of any coalition troops and near the border of Pakistan
source:boston
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