Violence has raged across Afghanistan this month since President Donald Trump pulled the plug on a potential deal with the Taliban to begin withdrawing U.S. troops from the country and end America’s longest war.
KABUL, Afghanistan — Ramish Azizi says he's staying home on Saturday rather than risk his life voting in Afghanistan's presidential election., which have warned Afghans not to vote and threatened to target polling booths and security personnel.
“There are security problems. I hope these elections will be safer,” he said. “The future of Afghanistan and our future is uncertain. It’s not a clear situation. There is no guarantee that tomorrow I will still be alive.”The Taliban has repeatedly threatened to target and disrupt the vote. In a message Thursday, the leadership warned Afghans that fighters would attack all security personnel and close roads to stop rural voters from traveling to polling stations.
Early Saturday a hospital in the southern city of Kandahar said it was treating at least 15 wounded after a bomb attack on a local mosque where a polling station is located. Afghan National Army soldiers stand guard at a checkpoint ahead of presidential elections on Saturday in Kabul.It would not be the first time the Taliban has followed through with its threats to target the electoral process. Last year, during the parliamentary elections, the militants carried out multiple attacks to stop people from voting.
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