Afghanistan, Kabul, June 14, 2014
An Afghan mother casting her votes in a Mosque in the Dashte Barchi area of Kabul for today's second round presidential elections, which should enable the nation's first democratic transfer of power. Karzai is not allowed to run for another term in office after already serving two. Abdullah Abdullah and Ashraf Ghani (Ahmadzai) are competing in today's run-off after receiving the most votes in the first round on April 5th.
Photo: Joel van Houdt