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Afghanistan’s presidential campaign to begin

By Cassandra Vinograd
Published February 1, 2014 5:31pm ET
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Afghanistan’s presidential campaign to begin
An Afghan employee holds a printed poster of a presidential election candidate at Baheer Printing Company a day before Afghanistan's presidential election campaign officially kicks off, in Kabul, Afghanistan, Saturday, Feb. 1, 2014. The posters are printed. The rallies are organized. A televised debate is planned. Campaign season for Afghanistan's presidential election kicks off Sunday, and the stakes are high for the 11 candidates vying to succeed President Hamid Karzai and oversee the final chapter in a NATO-led combat mission. (AP Photo/Massoud Hossaini) | Massoud Hossaini

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The posters are printed. The rallies are organized. A televised debate is planned.

Campaign season for Afghanistan’s presidential election kicks off Sunday, and the stakes are high for the 11 candidates vying to succeed President Hamid Karzai and oversee the final chapter in a NATO-led combat mission.

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