https://freerepublic.com/tag/ageoflibery/ en-us Sun, 18 Sep 2005 15:16:28 GMT Focus Forum 15 https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1486832/posts KABUL, Afghanistan -- Afghans chose a legislature for the first time in decades Sunday, embracing their newly recovered democratic rights and braving threats of Taliban attacks to cast votes in schools, tents and mosques. --- snip ---- With nearly three-quarters of the populace illiterate, voting was slow as people spent as much as 10 minutes wading through ballots up to seven pages long to find pictures of candidates or symbols that represent them. Each voter dipped a finger in indelible purple ink to prevent repeat voting. COX.Net AP Story https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1486832/posts#comment Sun, 18 Sep 2005 15:16:28 GMT