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Voters in Afghanistan went to the polls 20 August for the nation's second presidential election since the fall of the Taliban in 2001. The election has been held in the midst of a war that involves more than 100,000 U.S. and foreign troops battling a Taliban insurgency that controls vast parts of the country. Follow the news about the election, including blogging from Kabul, from our special report, Afghan Elections: Challenges of Voting During Wartime.

Afghans Brave Violence to Vote for President This is only the second opportunity Afghans have had to directly elect a president since the fall of the Taliban regime in 2001 26 Killed During Afghan Election, Turnout Uncertain Among dead: 9 civilians, 9 police officers, 8 Afghan soldiers; ballots now being counted Afghan Presidential Candidates React to Vote Millions of Afghans defy threats of violence, retaliation, to cast ballots in presidential and provincial elections Imams Getting Out the Vote in Afghanistan Muslim clergy offer advice on how to vote but not whom to vote for Iraq Detains 11 Security Officers After Baghdad Carnage Iraqi officials raise death toll at least 100, say security officers should have prevented trucks of the sort that exploded Wednesday from approaching government ministries Lockerbie Bomber Released From Prison Former Libyan intelligence agent Abdelbaset Ali Mohmeit al-Megrahi dying of prostate cancer, but news of release sparks very mixed reactions New Mexico Governor, N. Korean Diplomats Continue Talks Governor Bill Richardson to meet again with North Korean diplomats, in what he calls a 'hopeful sign' of improving Washington-Pyongyang relations US Releases Detained Pakistani VOA Reporter Rahman Bunairee was freed Wednesday, more than one week after he arrived in US and was taken into custody at Dulles International Airport Taiwan-China Economic Ties Boom, Military Tensions Remain Analyst says improvements in economic field have stifled island's security policy As Indian Sugar Production Falls, World Prices Surge Production in year ending in September estimated to drop 40 percent - farmers over years shifted to better-paying food crops