Afghanistan Prepares for Elections
![Supporters of Afghan presidential candidate Abdullah Abdullah attend the final day of election campaigning outside Kabul, April 2, 2014.](https://gdb.voanews.com/0faac60a-5918-4a85-8998-33fa168741c1_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Supporters of Afghan presidential candidate Abdullah Abdullah attend the final day of election campaigning outside Kabul, April 2, 2014.
![Afghan National Army soldiers board a helicopter to reinforce security ahead of presidential polls in Mazar-I-Shariff, April 2, 2014.](https://gdb.voanews.com/9f82a702-d782-4cc3-a90b-3ff0de235517_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Afghan National Army soldiers board a helicopter to reinforce security ahead of presidential polls in Mazar-I-Shariff, April 2, 2014.
![Afghan election commission workers prepare to send ballot boxes and election material to the polling stations at a warehouse in Kabul, April 2, 2014.](https://gdb.voanews.com/8d5b047f-1540-4f85-9c99-f08c54726690_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Afghan election commission workers prepare to send ballot boxes and election material to the polling stations at a warehouse in Kabul, April 2, 2014.
![An Asian elephant swims in a 65-meter-long pool at Fuji Safari Park in Susono, at the foot of Mt. Fuji, southwest of Tokyo, Japan.](https://gdb.voanews.com/9deeb969-7b54-4bea-8971-ed444c034d7d_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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An Asian elephant swims in a 65-meter-long pool at Fuji Safari Park in Susono, at the foot of Mt. Fuji, southwest of Tokyo, Japan.