Voting In Afghanistan’s Helmand Province: A Photo Diary

Don’t miss British photojournalist Jerome Starkey’s wonderful slideshow of what Afghanistan’s beleaguered Helmand Province looked like on election day. We’re looking more and more at a situation where prominent presidential candidates are saying widespread election fraud took place, putting the legitimacy of the outcome in doubt, and Starkey’s photographs are a reminder that the lives of real people are at stake in Afghanistan.