Registered voters in Afghanistan went to the polls on Thursday to cast their votes for . Although the  was marred by violence, it was largely hailed as successful. The Taliban has refused to recognize the election and has previously vowed to disrupt them. Hamid Karzai in 2006 "We had what appears to be a successful election in Afghanistan, despite the Taliban's efforts to disrupt it," said United States President Barack Obama in a live radio broadcast from the White House. Another candidate, , urged a halt to the election. "This is not an election, this is a comedy," he said. 
Registered voters in Afghanistan went to the polls on Thursday to cast their votes for . Although the election was marred by violence, it was largely hailed as successful. The Taliban has refused to recognize the election and has previously vowed to disrupt them. Hamid Karzai in 2006 "We had what appears to be a successful election in Afghanistan, despite the Taliban's efforts to disrupt it," said United States President Barack Obama in a live radio broadcast from the White House. Another candidate, , urged a halt to the election. "This is not an election, this is a comedy," he said. Sister links
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