WNR: Start of Campaign Season in Afghanistan

WNR: Start of Campaign Season in Afghanistan

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From "Letting Them Down" (June 19, 2009): War News Radio reports on the beginning of campaign season in Kandahar, and voters' frustration with what they feel is a less-than-perfect election process. Read the full description.

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Wnritunesart-jpg_medium_small Afghanistan's campaign season officially kicked off this week, and the candidates for president - more than forty of them - began their two-month race to the Presidential Palace. Hundreds of campaign posters already blanket walls in Kabul. But in Afghanistan's southern provinces, the signs aren't so conspicuous. Emily Hager has more on the beginning of election season in Kandahar province.

This piece was featured in "Letting Them Down" on June 19, 2009.

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Afghanistan's campaign season officially kicked off this week, and the candidates for president - more than forty of them - began their two-month race to the Presidential Palace. Hundreds of campaign posters already blanket walls in Kabul. But in Afghanistan's southern provinces, the signs aren't so conspicuous. Emily Hager has more on the beginning of election season in Kandahar province.

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