Afghans Vote For President Amid Fears Of Attacks (ap)

An Afghan police stands guard in front of presidential election posters on the street in Kabul, Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2009. Later, gunfire and explosions reverberated through the heart of the Afghan capital Wednesday on the eve of the presidential election after three militants with AK-47s rifles and hand grenades overran a bank. Police stormed the building and killed the three insurgents, officials said. (AP Photo/Kevin Frayer)AP – Threats of Taliban violence and rumors of fraud cast a shadow over Afghanistan’s election, in which millions of voters will choose a new president Thursday to lead a nation plagued by armed insurgency, drugs, corruption and a feeble government.

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