Voters head to the polls in Afghanistan

Name: Voters head to the polls in Afghanistan
Uploaded: 2014-04-05T22:10:16Z
Duration: P209S
Description: Millions of voters came out for the presidential elections in Afghanistan on Saturday in the country’s first democratic transfer of power since the Taliban were ousted from power. The scene varied throughout the country with violence reported in some areas and ballot shortages in others. Hari Sreenivasan speaks with Kevin Sieff, the Washington Post’s bureau chief in Kabul

Clip: 04/05/2014 | 3m 29s

Millions of voters came out for the presidential elections in Afghanistan on Saturday in the country’s first democratic transfer of power since the Taliban were ousted from power. The scene varied throughout the country with violence reported in some areas and ballot shortages in others. Hari Sreenivasan speaks with Kevin Sieff, the Washington Post’s bureau chief in Kabul

Aired: 04/05/14

Rating: NR

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Voters head to the polls in Afghanistan

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