Parting Shot — 8.20.09
Afghan women voters line up to cast their ballots at a polling station in Kabul Thursday. Afghans voted under the shadow of Taliban threats of violence Thursday to choose their next president for a nation plagued by armed insurgency, drugs, corruption and a feeble government nearly eight years after the U.S.-led invasion. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)
Question: Would you risk being the target of violence to vote?