Both Leading Afghan Candidates Assert Victory
Despite threats of violence from the Taliban, Afghans headed to the polls yesterday to vote in the country’s second-ever presidential election. The votes are still being counted, but both of the leading candidates, incumbent Hamid Karzai and ex-foreign minister Abdullah Abdullah, are claiming victory. Brian Katulis, an election monitor with Democracy International, joins us from Kabul to discuss observers’ efforts to ensure a fair election.
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