A woman listens during an event to discuss the presidential candidates for the upcoming election.
AUGUST 12, 2009 KABUL, AFGHANISTAN
A woman listens to presidential candidate Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai at an election rally.
AUGUST 19, 2009 PANJSHIR, AFGHANISTAN
A man guides a donkey carrying election supplies to a rural polling station.
AUGUST 14, 2009 KABUL, AFGHANISTAN
A girl holds her headscarf in the wind on a hill.
AUGUST 13, 2009 MAZAR-I-SHARIF, AFGHANISTAN
Supporters race to keep up with Afghan presidential candidate Abdullah Abdullah's convoy as he arrives to give a campaign speech at the Shrine of Hazrat Ali.
AUGUST 5, 2009 SAMANGAN, AFGHANISTAN
A man eyes the barrel of a soldier's gun as he waits to hear Afghan presidential candidate Abdullah Abdullah speak.
AUGUST 4, 2009 KABUL, AFGHANISTAN
Women listen to speakers at an event to encourage Afghani women to vote.
AUGUST 12, 2009 KABUL, AFGHANISTAN
Women leave a rally after listening to presidential candidate Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai.
AUGUST 12, 2009 KABUL, AFGHANISTAN
A man sells birds at a market.
AUGUST 6, 2009 KABUL, AFGHANISTAN
A woman and girl eat ice cream.
AUGUST 17, 2009 KABUL, AFGHANISTAN
Women shop for groceries at a market.
AUGUST 10, 2009 FARAH, AFGHANISTAN
A woman lies in hospital with her baby after giving birth.
