AFGHANISTAN-ELECTION

Afghan shoppers look for brooms at a roadside shop in Herat on April 9, 2014. Leading candidates in Afghanistan’s presidential election voiced concern that voting was tainted by fraud after millions defied Taliban threats and turned out to choose a successor to President Hamid Karzai. World leaders praised the courage of Afghan voters, who cast their ballots in force despite bad weather and the violent campaign of intimidation, and urged patience in the long vote count. AFP PHOTO/Aref Karimi