Afghan Interior Minister Mohammad Omar Daudzai speaks at a joint press conference in Kabul, Afghanistan, on April 5, 2014. The Afghan election chairman on Saturday thanked the people for coming out in huge numbers and exercising their right of franchise. Afghans began voting on Saturday morning to elect a new president for the next five years in the first transfer of power through polling in the country's history. (Xinhua/Ahmad Massoud)
Chairman of Independent Election Commission (IEC) Ahmad Yousuf Nouristani (C) speaks at a joint press conference in Kabul, Afghanistan, on April 5, 2014. The Afghan election chairman on Saturday thanked the people for coming out in huge numbers and exercising their right of franchise. Afghans began voting on Saturday morning to elect a new president for the next five years in the first transfer of power through polling in the country's history. (Xinhua/Ahmad Massoud)
Chairman of Independent Election Commission (IEC) Ahmad Yousuf Nouristani (C) speaks at a joint press conference in Kabul, Afghanistan, on April 5, 2014. The Afghan election chairman on Saturday thanked the people for coming out in huge numbers and exercising their right of franchise. Afghans began voting on Saturday morning to elect a new president for the next five years in the first transfer of power through polling in the country's history. (Xinhua/Ahmad Massoud)