Obama says Afghanistan presidential poll successful

• Source: Xinhua
• [09:15 August 21 2009]
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Voters wait in line for casting their ballots outside a polling station in Kabul, capital of Afghanistan, Aug. 20, 2009. Afghan authorities extended the polling time by one hour in order to let all the voters finish their polling on Thursday. The people of Afghanistan begun voting Thursday morning amid tight security to elect the country' s president and 420 members of the provincial councils. (Xinhua/Zabi Tamanna)