Election public awareness campaign in Kandahar.
As one week remains until the historic presidential and provincial council elections, public awareness campaigns to educate Afghan voters are taking place across the country.
In the southern province of Kandahar, 85 civic educators, among them 12 women, are using flipcharts to raise awareness about the elections.
Forty one presidential candidates and more than 3,000 provincial council hopefuls are taking part in the 20 August elections.
Photo: Independent Election Commission