"Afghan girls gesture while taking religious lessons at a Koranic school in a mosque in the old city of Herat on August 17, 2009. Afghanistan's showcase presidential election is facing a crisis of credibility with just days to go, as analysts warn that voters fearing threats to their safety could simply decide to stay away. Concerns about low turnout, vote buying, ballot stuffing, over-registration and backroom deals have added to threats of Taliban violence to potentially undermine the legitimacy of the election, set for August 20. AFP PHOTO/BEHROUZ MEHRI
I'm Zippa. I read, I think, I talk, and I write, but sometimes one outstrips the other and I get ahead of myself. This is a thought repository and not a font of education. I try to be aware of my privileges and to acknowledge when I write about areas that are not part of my own identity.
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