the other injured. >>> i'm lyse doucet in kabul.s prepare for this historic moment, choosing a leer

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our chief international correspondent lyse doucet is in afghanistan for us. takes a look at two of the candidates who are vying to be president. >> reporter: the crucial election is approaching. afghans are determined to take part even in kandahar, the spiritual home of the taliban who threaten to disrupt the process. but they haven't succeeded. crowds have turned out despite the risk for every candidate who has come here. this time it's a big rally for ashraf ghani ahmadzai, former finance minister and world bank official. but in this peshtune stronghold, he's emphasizing his tribal credentials. he's saying he can bring peace to an area that's seen the worst fighting. but why would the taliban want to talk? >> the reason they've talked to us is the context is different. the national forces are not here in the kind of numbers that made them doubtful that they will ever leave. we have succeeded at the military transition. we have brought about a massive participation of the public in this election. democratic process is gaining ground and working. so the manda

. >>> i'm lyse doucet in kabul. as afghans prepare for this historic moment, choosing a leader to replace hamid karzai. >> the seven for the missing malaysian airliner deploys under water scanning equipment in a different part of the southern indian ocean in an effort to find the plane's flight recorder. fears that the ebola virus may have spread to another country in africa, mali. we chart the deadly path of this latest disease. >> aaron is here. aaron, a possible change right at the top for africa. >> i'll tell you what, watch out, south africa. nigeria is on the rise. nigeria releases its economic growth numbers. we've got a special report. >> hello and welcome to "gmt". it's midday in london, 7:00 a.m. in washington, 3:00 p.m. in afghanistan where nearly 400,000 military personnel are out in force across the country in the run-up to tomorrow's elections. security is a major issue. it is a significant period for afghanistan. it will be the first democratic transfer of power in the country's history. a new generat