Afghan crunch election underway
- 10 years ago
Abdullah Abdullah votes in Afghanistan's second round of presidential elections in which he's a contender.
(SOUNDBITE) (English) PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE ABDULLAH ABDULLAH SAYING:
"My message to the people of Afghanistan is that today is your day, today is our day and today is Afghanistan's day and a better future is waiting for them, a better prosperous life is waiting for them, peaceful life is waiting for them."
His rival Ashraf Ghani is the only competition in this two-horse race for a job few would envy.
(SOUNDBITE) (English) AFGHAN PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE ASHRAF GHANI SAYING:
"This time it is a clear choice between two leaders with different visions, different experience, two teams, committed to different ideals."
One of them will take over from outgoing President Hamid Karzai.
The winner will inherit an unfinished war and an economy in the doldrums.
The Taliban are still strong and Afghanistan's foreign-trained army has never put to r
(SOUNDBITE) (English) PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE ABDULLAH ABDULLAH SAYING:
"My message to the people of Afghanistan is that today is your day, today is our day and today is Afghanistan's day and a better future is waiting for them, a better prosperous life is waiting for them, peaceful life is waiting for them."
His rival Ashraf Ghani is the only competition in this two-horse race for a job few would envy.
(SOUNDBITE) (English) AFGHAN PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE ASHRAF GHANI SAYING:
"This time it is a clear choice between two leaders with different visions, different experience, two teams, committed to different ideals."
One of them will take over from outgoing President Hamid Karzai.
The winner will inherit an unfinished war and an economy in the doldrums.
The Taliban are still strong and Afghanistan's foreign-trained army has never put to r