keywords: kabul afghanistan afghans larkowich resilient
text: Despite fears of attacks at polls, 'resilient' Afghans ready to vote KABUL, Afghanistan -- A day before Afghanistan's historic presidential election, Captain Jacob Larkowich's US infantry company took up positions on a hilltop next to the Intercontinental Hotel, looking out over the dusty capital for puffs of smoke and bracing to rush to the scene of any bombing.