ashraf ghani. has a potential to create a problem in the first and second rounds is the big margins between dr. zalmai rassoul and the two front runners. thetwo front-runners, margin of difference between them is almost by 1/3. is way lower than the two front running. the difference between dr. israf ghani and dr. abdullah one percent. >> 20 presenting, 19% -- >> 27% versus 8%. this is a fear a lot of people in afghanistan have. if zalmai rassoul is somehow hehed to the second round or becomes the candidate that gets the second highest number of that in the first round, will raise a lot of questions. the polls have constantly shown his low level of support. and it is highly likely the elections will go to a second round. considering the composition of the teams that we have. , there are some accusations among pashtuns because he sided with dostum, considered to have war crimes -- to have committed a war crime atrocities. on his team, he managed to vastly increase his constituency. in the 2009 presi

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he'll face a run-off with a former world bank economist ashraf ghani, in second had 41.5% of the ballot. not everyone thinks a second round is a good idea. >> translation: the election problems affected the economy for the past several months. business has gone down. it's not good to have a second round. people will not come out to the vote because they are afraid. >> translation: it's normal if a candidate doesn't win in the first round we should go to a second round. we want it to be fair and transparent. >> there has been complaints of fraud. hundreds of thousands of votes are being investigated by the independent electoral commission. >> there are irregularities in the way the commission handled itself and we have been calling on them to make sure transparency is increased for candidates to accept the results of the count. >> abdullah abdullah believes most of the ballots expected to be tampered with respect cast in his favour. many say a run-off between the two men is inevitable was they don't think the results will give abdullah abdullah a win. the challenge is to prepare the coun

it says abdullah has nearly 42% of the vote, while ghani has about 38%. abdullah was an influential figure in the now defunct northern alliance which cooperated with u.s. forces to topple the taliban government in 2001. and ghani has international recognition as a former world bank official. another former foreign minister rasul is trailing with 9.8%. he's reportedly close to karzai. a clearer picture of the outcome is expected by late april, if no candidate securities the majority required for an outright win, the top two finishers will enter a runoff on may 2th. the taliban had tried to disrupt the election. it denounced the major candidates as u.s. puppets and is pledging to launch more attacks. >>> some japanese owners, business owners in japan are trying to largely untapped market. they're eyeing a largely untapped market, the country's aging population. they've showed off their newest products at a trade show aimed at seniors. nhk visited the event to find out more. >> reporter: it's a trade far targeting senior citizens, and many checked out a fash

his nearest rival is ash riff ghani with 38%. there could be a run-off election if neither gains more than 50% of the vote. the final results will be in towards the end of bay. bernard smith has an update from kabul. >> to win the afghanistan election the leading candidate needs more than 50% of the vote. with the partial results released by the election commission, none of frontrunners managed that. abdullah abdullah had 41.9. ghani 37.6. results are still coming in, some released next week. the final tally, announcement will be mid may. but at this stage, while the figures could change, it looks like abdullah abdullah, and ashraf ghani are looking for a second-round run off. both saying they'll take part if they consider that the first round was conducted fairly. the election complaints commission said while there has been fraud, it's not at a significant enough level as affecting the outcome of the poll. therefore there'll almost certainly be a run off, but afghans may not know who the new president will be until, well the end

others show ghani ahead. so far, there aren't reports of the sort-of brazen fraud that marred 2009's vote, though all three leading campaigns have leveled some charges of improprieties. in washington today, white house spokesman jay carney insisted the u.s. doesn't have a favorite. >> we don't have a preferred candidate because the future of afghanistan is up to the afghans to decide. we look forward to a productive relationship with president karzai's successor, whomever that may be. >> warner: the obama administration's relations with karzai, rocky at best, took another dive over his refusal to sign a bilateral security agreement. it would let some american and international troops remain in afghanistan beyond the end of this year, to pursue al-qaeda and train afghan forces. all three of karzai's potential succesors have said they would sign the deal. now, all sides must wait. preliminary results are due in three weeks, and a final official count on may 14. if no one gets 50%, there's a runoff scheduled for

abdullah and ashraf ghani are making an effort to say that if dr. rassoul gets into the second round, it is automatically evidence of fraud. i think we as americans should not accept that which is a campaign ploy in advance. of note that not everyone is of this view. i was having breakfast with a a pretty liberal and educated audience. the were quite angry that election foundation had made a could notthat rassoul get in. there are divisions in views and then there are political agendas. >> i was going to come to that, actually. there are some justifications if he gets to that position. ve a significant number of undecided voters. itany stage you could say was the undecided voters who finally decided to vote for zalmai rassoul. that is one issue. the other issue, to be honest, even now it is a huge frustration on the part of the afghan people. of certainty lack -- what is going to happen in their elections. we have expectations that there should not be fraud in the process should produce legitimate government. it will not be a serious question or con

afghans had three main voices, abdullah abdullah, ashraf ghani ahmadzai, and zalmai rassoul. we probably won't know who has won for several weeks. as bernard smith reports, this is a proud day for many afghans. >> the queue started forming well before kabul's polling stations opened. despite the taliban threats to target the election, people wanted to vote. in afghanistan's 5,000-year history it marks the first democratic transfer of power. people here are eager to seize the chance. >> we don't care about the threat from the taliban. i don't have a threat from taliban. >> 12 million people were eligible to vote. in parts of the country polling stations were closed, where the taliban held sway. this is the scene across the country, people queue up after going through a security check. they dip their finger in indelible ink, go in to the booth to cast their vote and ballot. the blue one is for the presidential election, the green for the provincial election. the presidential vote is easy. the provincial elections, they get six pages, each like this. there are 400 candidates in

former foreign minister abdullah abdullah has secured 40% of the vote with ashraf ghani on 38%. a run off might be likely next month. once elected, the country democratically would have transferred power. >> to win the afghanistan presidential election, the leading contender needs to get more than 50% of the vote. there are results coming in, some being released next week. the final tally, announcement will be mid may. at this stage, while the figures could change, it looks like abdullah abdullah, and ghani will be headed for a run off. they will take part if it looks like the election was conducted fairly . whilst it looks like there has been fraud, not enough to affect the outcome. afghanistan may not know who their next president will be until the end of october when the final results are in and counted and disputes dealt with. >> christians are celebrating the beginning of holy week. thousands filling st. peter's square, celebrating mass with the pope. jess us went to the jerusalem, seven days later he died. pilgrims re traced the steps that jesus is alleged to have walked s

he is not close to abdullah abdullah, or to ashraf ghani ahmadzai. if zalmai rassoul gets in it would be a continuity of the hamid karzai administration. >> let's talk about the taliban. the fact that they did not laux a large-scale -- launch a large-scale attack today, despite launching successful attacks in recent weeks - what do you make of that? >> the afghan security forces were doing their job well. you know, the kind of thing they would do is try to preposition car bombs near polling stations. well, if the security forcers are good, they'll make is sweep and make sure there isn't anything like that. the taliban were prevented from successful attacks. on the whole. there were some. >> is this a sign that the afghan security forces are becoming increasingly more ready to take over security for the country? >> yes, i think it's certainly got to be taken as a sign. today has to be taken as a sign that the security forces are getting better. i don't think they could have provided this kind of security by themselves in the last election. >> juan col

this time it's a big rally for ashraf ghani, former finance minister and world bank official.ut in this person tune stronghold, he's emphasizing his tribal credentials. he's pandering peace to an area that's seen some of the worst fighting. but why would the taliban want to talk? >> the reason they've talked to us is the context is different. the narm 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 mandate that we will have is a very different mandate. >> reporter: we drive north of kabul to a rally for a candidate who believes the best people to run afghanistan are the men who fought its wars. abdul sayaf is an islamist scholar, one of the most notorious warlords. in the past decade he's been useful to the west. in this election he's even talking about women's rights. >> how is the campaign going? >> reporter: he only moves with his private army. he fou

the other two are zalmai rassoul, and ashraf ghani ahmadzai. one will have to win 50% of the vote to avoid the run-off. the taliban told civilians they'll be targeted if they try to vote. there are plenty ignoring the warning. there's effort to minimise the risk of fraud. ballot boxes are sealed and coded and tracked. eat voter dips their finger in ink so they don't vote again. >> four weeks after malaysian airlines flight mh370 vanished. there's new hope that the jot may be found. a chinese ship reportedly detected a signal matching the frequency of the black box. it was found off the coast of az's west coast. the signal or a ping was detected this morning. three members of the ship's crew heard it but did not have time to record it. it is yet to be confirmed as coming from the flight recorder. experts say the black box's batteries last for about 30 days. >> rallies across the country protesting washington's policy. it's called too many. this month is the obama administration's 2 millionth deportation. live to atlanta, where a protest is takin

zalmai rassoul is another, and ashraf ghani ahmadzai. kabul was locked down as part of a nation-wide security operation mobilizing 400 security personal. that helped to bring the number of attacks to afghanistan. ballot counting started since polls closed. there are aless of fraud being made. that will test the independence of the election commission. >> complaints could be handled, because we don't know how the election and complants commission will act during the past experience. it remains to act whether it is sin sorely or in favour -- sincerely or in favour of a candidate. the commission is not expected to announce preliminary results for four to five days. this was never expected to be a poll free of fraud, but how much there is will determine whether afghans except the commission's decision on the winner. >> with our weeks after malaysia airlines flight mh370 vanished there's new hope that the jet will be found. a signal matching the frequency of the black box was detected. it matches the area being searched, about 1,000 miles off

he represents a network associated with the north of the country as opposed to ashraf ghani who is moreongly associated with pashtuns who predominate in the south. along with the finance minister, they are respected technocrats, seem to be personally honest, but they have survived out of necessity with much more dubious figures, people you could frankly call warlords. in that respect, they don't really -- they're not dissimilar from president karzai himself. it speaks to the nature of the political system itch won't change regardless of who is elected. >> i want to ask you about anja niedringhaus, the veteran associated press photographer who was shot dead an afghan police officer just before the elections. she died instantly in the attack to the pakistani border. her funeral service was held saturday in germany will stop she was 48 years old. this is ap senior vice president kathleen carroll. >> she showed calm while all around was chaos. and i believe that is why her pictures from terrible places resonated with so many people around the world. dignity. their she found the quiet, human

with ghani if he is winninging, he may go for negotiation. he claimed even -- eventually got credit recently that he is behind the release of many of these taliban from -- in prison that president karzai has released recently and he was claiming credit for those. presumably those are some of the hints that are who is willing to negotiate. >> sreenivasan: it hasn't worked to try to take the enemy of karzai and gave them ministerships. are there other tactics that this government can do to try to please or work with the taliban in the south? >> well, it will not be easy. we'll see whether the taliban responds positively to the proposals or to the idea that all the leading candidates have, that they would like to come to a negotiated settlement. it's a different in emphasis in terms of the prospects of getting an agreement and who one would negotiate with in terms of whether or not all out talibans can be negotiated with and those willing to accept a new order in afghanistan. but i think will it be difficult. i believe the elections if it goes w

another is ashraf ghani ahmadzai, a formier finance minister and world bank figures. and zalmai rassoul, serving as foreign minister, and has been one of hamid karzai's closestal lies. >> well, many afghan came out to vote, despite the threat of violence. here is what some had to say? >> i voted for the welfare of my country, the future and the rebuilding. i'm happy, and now i'm going back. >> as an afghan woman, i've come to cast my vote. i ask all afghan women to come and vote. >> the police are providing us with security. happily we have dom cast our votes. >> if no candidate wins more than 50% of the vote, a second round must be held between the two top contenders. results will not be known until mid may. the new president is unlikely to be in place before july and august. there are an estimated 12 million voters, and around 12 million voter registration cards are in circulation, raising concerns about fraud. there's 6,800 centres. for many casting a vote, it was hours travelling. >> let's go bernard smith, standing by in kabul. how is the big day shaping up? >> e

the grant runner is ashraf ghani ahmadzai. he used to be the finance minister. he worked for the world bank for over a decade. then there's zalmai rassoul, the top pick of outgoing president of hamid karzai. his running mate is a woman. he's unmarried, which is unusual for a politician in afghanistan. then there's abdullah abdullah. he ran for president back in 2009, finishing is distant second to hamid karzai. he is a former eye doctor. >> let's talk about zalmai rassoul, he's believed to be hamid karzai's top pick. jane ferguson takes a look at what his victory could mean. >> even those hoping to run this country can't travel its roads. this presidential candidate's helicopter lands at a spot which is a 2-hour drive from the capital, a journey considered too dangerous for him. previously foreign minister zalmai rassoul is seen as hamid karzai's chosen successor. that support, however, could come with a legacy of corruption linked to the government. >> the hamid karzai government will be very well-known for a long time for horrendous levels of corruption. >> yo

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another is ghani, a warmer world bank official and afghan finance minister. he contested the vote in 2009. and a previously serving foreign minister, one of hamid karzai's closest allies. >> let's cross to our correspondent bernard smith, in kabul for us. how is the day shaping up? >> well, despite the cold, rainy damp weather, there is a significant turn out to vote as far as we under. we have been around - my colleagues have been around looking at polling stations. lots of people turning out to vote. the weather is better. $12 million, 12.5 million afghan residents to vote. this is the first time in the history informant 5,000-year history of the country that there'll be a democratic transfer of power. many afghans, despite the threat from the taliban are keen to take part. i'm drawn by haroon who will be with us watching the election. what will be the decider on whether the election will be free. >> 7 o'clock people have come out of your homes to go and vote. we are not seeing taliban attacks. there are sporadic attacks. but it's not impacting people's par

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former finance minister ash rat ghani has 33% of the vote. he's a former world bank official. zalman rassoul got 10% of the vote and is reportedly close to outgoing president hamid karzai. administration officials are recounting some of the ballots. they expect boat rigging in about 7% of the tolling stations. on thursday they plan to make a preliminary announcement about the final election results but the investigation into the alleged vote rigging might cause delays. >>> now the people who run malaysia airlines are dealing with new problems in the air. aviation officials in kuala lumpur say a jet has made an emergency landing. no one on board was hurt. the boeing 737 was carrying 159 passengers and 7 crew members. it took off from kuala lumpur airport bound for bangalore in southern india. but the plane lost pieces of its landing gear during takeoff. they were found on the runway. so air traffic controllers told the captain to return to the airport. the pilots circled for about four hours to burn off fuel. then they landed the plane without incident. workers found that one o

afghanistan, a tight race between the two frontrunners, ex finance minister abdullah ab dulla and ghani poised to face a second round of votes. more from kabul >> reporter: to win afghanistan's presidential election outright, the leading con tender would need to get more than 50% of the vote. there are still results coming in. some will be released next week. the final tally, the final announcement will be mid may it looks like they are headed for a run-off vote second round. >> will be held at the earliest at the end of may, both of them a have said the election committee said fraud wouldn't ascthe outcome of the poll so there will almost certainly be a run-off. they might not know who their new president is going to be until the end of october when the final results are all in and counted and any disputes dealt with. 16 people are dead after a fire in chile. the blaze began saturday afternoon in a forested area. it is the worst fire in the entire region since 1953. >> fire killed 50 people. boston is preparing for this year's marathon. with it, a somber anniversary. tudes marks one ye

former world bank executive ghani and abdullah abdullah are the front runners. it would limit karzai's influence going forward. both said they would sign the security agreement to keep u.s. troops in the country. karzai refused to approve it. >>> sad news about a legendary career, one that spanned more than 90 years. mickey rooney passed away in california. he started on stage as a toddler and received a lifetime achievement oscar 30 years ago. more on rooney's career. >> i'm going to write a show for us and put it on right here. >> reporter: his career spanned a lifetime. a veteran of more than 300 films, mickey rooney loved to act and he loved the limelight. >> you never get tired of hearing applause. >> reporter: the accolades came early. he began performing at 17 months. by the time he could walk he was a star. his stage name became permanent as did his place in hollywood history. a young rooney was box office gold. >> i was the number one star in the world over such greats as the late king gable and spencer tracy and oh, i was playing in a pretty big ball g

and ashraf ghani, a former finance minister who came out of nowhere, whose driven voters like alab safi to the polls like never before. why do you feel so strongly about this, so passionate? >> because he's one. he's the one to think about our future. he's the one. he's the best person. >> reporter: that's why you came out today? >> that's why i came here, yes. >> reporter: official preliminary results may be weeks away, understandable when they have to rely on 4,000 donkeys to carry back ballots over mountainous terrain. >> axelrod: charlie d'agata joins us now from kabul. charlie, there had been a surge in violence predicted around the time of the elections but it never seemed to materialize. are people surprised about that? >> reporter: very surprised. i think everybody here is bracing for the worst, and it may say something about the capability of the afghan security forces that it didn't happen. and, of course, we are reminded of the unpredictable nature of that violence and the attack on two associated press journalists in eastern afghanistan, a photographer, who was killed. we ha

ashraf ghani is one of the leading candidates for president. he told us the country is fed up with the violence. mb enemies of this country have tried to subvert the process through suicide bombers, through attacks on our children, on our women, on our journalists and our security forces. we should really honor their memory by having an election that's free and fair. or pelley: charlie d'agata is joining us now from kabul. charlie, do you know any more about the gunman? >> well, scott, he is a unit commander. eyewitnesses said when he approached the vehicle he shouted, allah akbar, "god is great" before opening fire. he immediately dropped his weapon and gave himself up to police. investigators are looking into his story that the shooting was done to avenge the deaths of relatives that were killed in that airstrike, and tonight, the taliban said they had nothing to do with the attack. g pelley: gunman in custody. charlie d'agata. thank you, charlie. in all, 173 journalists have e d' killed covering the wars in iraq and afghanistan. the committe

but at this change, it looks like abdalla abdalla and ashraf ghani, are headed for a runoff vote. both have said they will take part of that runoff if they consider the election was been carried off fairly. while there has been fraud there hasn't been as significant enough a level for the outcome of the poll. in that case there might surely be a runoff but the afghans will not know until their new president will be until well into the end of october and the results are all in. >> report warns the planet is warming faster than some have expected and urged the world's governments to act fast. >> this is the third and final chapter of the panel's report on climb climate change. the world must are cut its reliance on coal and oil. and change to wind power. some call it a clash of interests between politics and science. it offers reasons for hope but also some stark warnings. >> the longer we delay, the higher would be the cost. i mean that's something which is very clear. but despite that, the point i'm making is that even now, the cost is not something that's going to bring about a m

ghani, abdullah, and the man many believe to have the president's support, rassoui.onitoring the voting process, 300,000 voters spread out over six and a half polling places. we haven't seen any fraud, he says. >> the united nations expects voter turn out to be 50%, many are women. the number could be higher. several polling station ran out of ballots. the resilience of people is truly inspiring despite all the attacks and threats of violence. afghans have turned out in encouraging numbers to cast their vote polling stations around the country. they strongly believe after so many years of war they too deserve a peaceful and brighter future. >> we need a good president so the bombs stop, says this mother of two. i want my children to go to school without fear. a basic desire of mothers around the county. they are hoping this vote changes the course of their country. >> natalie, the voting has begun. it's unlikely we'll -- we won't hear preliminary results until the 26th of april. that's what we hear from the independent commission. as for vote per fraud as we heard fr

this is the front runner ashraf ghani ahmadzai - he's somewhere around here, we saw him a second ago - there he is. he used to be the finance minister and worked for the world bank for a decade. then there's zalmai rassoul, the top pick of hamid karzai. his running mate is a woman. and abdullah abdullah, karzai's former minister, but ran against him and lost. joining us to discuss this is a senior staff writer at al jazeera. he has years of experience covering afghanistan, and sara nice, with the international rescue committee. they are on set with us. a lot of people are looking to this election in afghanistan, claiming a victory, patting themselves on the back. there's not a lot of violence. is this a huge step forward for democracy in afghanistan? >> we have been working with afghan community for 30 years. the fear is that there has been elections, military and international forces are drawing down, maybe it's time to wash our hands of afghanistan. >> that is the thought, and they look at the election as maybe it is time to pull away. >> there are massive needs in the country. the

ashraf ghani, a former economist with the world bank comes in second. the two will head to a run-off in june. several million afghans went to the polls. this is the country's first democratic transfer of power. >>> south africans are celebrating freedom day, marking the first post apartheid election sweeping nelson mandela into the presidency. nisreen el shamayleh reports. >> photographs of this woman's family brings back fond memories. she voted for freedom in the democratic elections in 1994, but feels young people do not understand what it was look living under apartheid. >> i told them they are stupid. i wouldn't want to tell them they are fools, because we live - we used to live like dogs. >> violet calls the apartheid years the dark days. some that spoke out were arrested, disappeared or killed. 20 years later, the ruling party. the african national concess is credited with ending apartheid. >> this 23-year-old learnt about it at school and word of mouth. without apartheid she knows she probably wouldn't be doing this job. she feels democracy shou

the other leading candidate, ghani claims he's ahead. the threshold he said there should be a second round ruling out negotiations. i put the same question for abdullah abdullah. >> will you try to negotiate a deal or go all the way as the constitution demands for a second round to give the afghan people a chance? >> people should be given a chance. there's no doubt about this. the people should be given the chance. if it goes to the second round in accordance with the process, that's fine. >> meanwhile, fraud is being investigated before there's a final result. many complaints concern kand hard in the south where the police have alleged to control centers. some say people were failed before the election. >> we asked president about chief of police. that was clear in front of the media and front of the society. we have made promise that our people with international community will clear this unclear words to make a good decision about this election and i am confident of that. >> reporter: one presidential campaign is over. afghanistan no

ashraf ghani ahmadzai's team thinks their man is heading to the palace with more than 60%. only zalmai rassoul is suggesting no one got more than 50%, meaning a run off is necessary, and he says he has enough votes to be one of the two. >> when the polls closed, ballots counted and results published on the wall. only when the election commission has 5% of the vote, will it announce the initial estimation of who won the presidential election. >> that provisional calculation should be released within the next few days. >> seb aftion younger is an author and war correspondent. he's the author of "war", and "estreppo", he joined me earlier and i asked what he thought was next for afghanistan? >> ironically, on 9/11 our tragedy brought some stability to that country. the taliban were knocked over very easily, and quite a period of stability started after 9/11. i don't think anyone could have imagined a relatively peaceful successful election like they had. if you go back 10-15 years, it would be inconceivable to a lot of people. >> they held elections, who should be in power the

the indication is that the frontrunners are abdullah abdullah and ashraf ghani could be headed to a run off. unless they get enough votes to tip them over the 50% plus one threshold. >> are you able to garner from where the results come in whether support for one candidate is because he has support in a particular area, or whether that is representative again of national sentiment. >> well, the election commission will say they tried to be as representative as possible. we were due to hear the results that were supposed to come out yesterday. there was a bit of wrangling over what percentage of votes should be revealed. we can't tell you particularly which provinces voted for who. there are the provinces of where the votes haven't come from. i don't know how we would have voted tore the candidates. we hope the election commission is rptive with this number that is released. >>. >> in the past couple of days we spoke to both the front runners. both would like o rein outright. both said if the polling is accurate, if there isn't widespread fraud, they'll accept the results of the first ro

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the frontrunners ashraf ghani ahmadzai used to be the finance minister, and holds a ph.d. from columbia and worked for the world bank for more than a record. then there's rousz are, the top -- rousz , the top -- zalmai rassoul, the top specific. he was the finance minister and unmarried. which is unusual for a minister. >> abdullah abdullah ran in 2009 but finished a distant second to hamid karzai. he was a former eye doctor. he has been the foreign minister. >> let's talk about zalmai rassoul. he's the one considered to be most like hamid karzai. jane ferguson looks at what his victory could mean. >> each those hoping to run this country can't travel by road. the presidential helicopter lands at a spot which is a 2-hour drive from the capital, a journey too dangerous for him. previously foreign minister zalmai rassoul is seen as hamid karzai's chosen successor. that support, however, could come with a legacy of corruptionlinged to the government -- corruption linked to the government. >> the hamid karzai government will be well-known for a long time for horrendous levels

you're dealing with a situation where it's likely that the next president, it could be arshaf ghani,ai rassoul or abdullah abdullah, all three have said they will sign things. this is a chance for the international community to give in a little bit--to give and take a little bit more than they have. and for the afghan government to reset it's own position with the international community. they still need the support, and without the bsa, no more troops, no more money, and then afghanistan is going to be in a position where they cannot continue to progress the way they have over the last decade. >> one other interesting note about this particular election not just the presidential election but even the council election among their different provinces. there are 300 women seeking office throughout the country of afghanistan, and even some those running for president have used their wives to address women's issues in front of rallies. one of the candidates has a female as running mate for vice president. how will the women affect this election in afghanistan? >> let me put this in two w

either ashraf ghani, dr. rassoul.e won't have the preliminary results until the 28th of april and even then, fareed, it's likely that will will lead to a runoff. that second election probably won't take place until the end of may. >>> anna, i know you were with the americans who were training the afghan national army and this election has been a success largely because of the security measures put in place. we don't have a lot of time. very briefly, what's your sense of what happens when the americans lead? do you think the afghan national army can stand on its own and deal with things like these elections? >> well, they certainly had an enormous test yesterday and they passed with flying colors. yes, all 350,000 of the afghan national security forces were out to protect the people at the polling stations, but earlier this week, fareed, we sat down with commander general joseph dun fi. he's in charge of the military operation in afghanistan. he said that the afghans are now running the show. yes, the u.s. is withdrawi

the front runner is ashraf ghani ahmadzai, the finance minister and holds a ph.d. from colombus university. he worked for the west bank for a decade. then there's zalmai rassoul, his running mate is a woman. he is unmarried which is unusual. then there's abdullah abdullah, running in 2009, and finishing a distant second. he was a former eye during. let's talk about zalmai rassoul. he's the one believed to be darz's top pick. we have a look at what his fict ci can mean -- victory can mean. >> those that run the country can't travel the roads. this presidential helicopter lands at a spot that is a 2-hour drive from the capital, a journey too dangerous for him. previously foreign minister, zalmai rassoul is seen as hamid karzai's chosen successor. the support could come with a legacy of corruption linked to the government. >> the hamid karzai government will be very well-known for a long time for horrendous levels of corruption. you were part of that government. what will you do differently? >> i think i - first of all, i have not been involved in corruption issues. i

then ashgaf ghani, a prickly personality, can be explosive personally, a former finance minister. and then karzai's candidate, and it seems that the two -- the finance minister and the former foreign minister are ahead of the -- karzai's -- what appear to be karzai's anointed successor. >> and that should be viewed as a rebuke of karzai, or no? . >> reporter: i think it's partly a rebuke of karzai, but also a rebuke of him. zelmay rasoul, didn't speak very often at all, barely held any rallies. was not well-known. if you ask people on the street, they know who the first two candidates are but if you ask who rassoul is, they say wasn't he karzai's guy. so didn't get a very enthusiastic campaign. >> well, interesting you're pointing out -- he didn't actually campaign either. richard engel, thanks very much in kabul. >>> today we turn to the tdr-50. and we roll into north carolina. home to what may be, i believe, the single-best bellwether race in the nation for the 2014 midterm election. we made a big deal about the number of different paths that republicans can follow to get contro

ghani, dr. abdullah abdullah and rasual. all three have promised to improve the relationship with the united states and the international community and they have all promised to sign the bilateral security agreement with the united states, something that president karzai has refused to do, and it's been a real source of tension between the united states and afghanistan, but all of the main candidates here have promised to sign that agreement, and once that agreement is signed, the pentagon can then announce how many troops they would leave here in afghanistan. the rough estimate, uma, is that there would be roughly 10,000 or 12,000 american troops here in afghanistan to help train the afghan security forces and to provide counterterrorism support. that can't all be announced and decided until this election is wrapped up. there is still concern, uma, that there are chances for some ballot stuffing and some fraud. we saw a lot of that in 2009, but at least so far what we've seen today is that it's been a very good election, bu