Abdullah Abdullah rallies support

Published April 2, 2014
A security officer pushes supporters of Afghan presidential candidate Abdullah Abdullah back as they attend an election campaign in Herat province April 1. – Photo by Reuters
A security officer pushes supporters of Afghan presidential candidate Abdullah Abdullah back as they attend an election campaign in Herat province April 1. – Photo by Reuters
Afghan supporters of presidential candidate Abdullah Abdullah cheer during his campaign rally at a stadium in the northwestern city of Herat on April 1. – Photo by AFP
Afghan supporters of presidential candidate Abdullah Abdullah cheer during his campaign rally at a stadium in the northwestern city of Herat on April 1. – Photo by AFP
Supporters of Afghan presidential candidate Abdullah Abdullah attend an election campaign in Herat province April 1. – Photo by Reuters
Supporters of Afghan presidential candidate Abdullah Abdullah attend an election campaign in Herat province April 1. – Photo by Reuters
Supporters of Afghan presidential candidate Abdullah Abdullah attend an election campaign in Herat province April 1. – Photo by Reuters
Supporters of Afghan presidential candidate Abdullah Abdullah attend an election campaign in Herat province April 1. – Photo by Reuters
Supporters of Afghan presidential candidate Abdullah Abdullah attend an election campaign in Herat province April 1. – Photo by Reuters
Supporters of Afghan presidential candidate Abdullah Abdullah attend an election campaign in Herat province April 1. – Photo by Reuters
Afghan presidential candidate Abdullah Abdullah visits the Khwaja Abd Allah Ansari shrine after his election campaign rally in Herat province April 1. – Photo by Reuters
Afghan presidential candidate Abdullah Abdullah visits the Khwaja Abd Allah Ansari shrine after his election campaign rally in Herat province April 1. – Photo by Reuters
Security forces lead the car of Afghan presidential candidate Abdullah Abdullah as he arrives for an election campaign in Herat province April 1. – Photo by Reuters
Security forces lead the car of Afghan presidential candidate Abdullah Abdullah as he arrives for an election campaign in Herat province April 1. – Photo by Reuters

Afghanistan will vote on April 5 to choose a successor to President Hamid Karzai and to decide the make-up of 34 provincial councils in elections seen as a benchmark of progress since the Taliban were ousted from power in 2001. Amongst the candidates, the three most prominent are Abdullah Abdullah, Ashraf Ghani and Zalmai Rassoul.

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