Afghanistan Prepares for Elections

Supporters of Afghan presidential candidate Abdullah Abdullah attend the final day of election campaigning outside Kabul, April 2, 2014.

Afghan National Army soldiers board a helicopter to reinforce security ahead of presidential polls in Mazar-I-Shariff, April 2, 2014.

Afghan election commission workers prepare to send ballot boxes and election material to the polling stations at a warehouse in Kabul, April 2, 2014.

An Asian elephant swims in a 65-meter-long pool at Fuji Safari Park in Susono, at the foot of Mt. Fuji, southwest of Tokyo, Japan.

Supporters of presidential candidate Abdul Rasoul Sayyaf throw confetti towards him as they welcome him during a campaign rally in Jalalabad, Afghanistan, April 1, 2014.

Female supporters of Afghan presidential candidate Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai listen to his speech during a campaign rally in Kabul, April 1, 2014.

Supporters of presidential candidate Abdullah Abdullah attend a campaign rally in Herat province, Afghanistan, April 1, 2014.

Men pass an election poster showing presidential candidate Ashraf Ghani Ahmadza in the center of Kandahar, Afghanistan, March 31, 2014.

A man walks pass election graffiti urging people to go to the polls in Kandahar, southern Afghanistan.