Publication

This report focuses on local perceptions of the 2014 presidential elections in Afghanistan. It situates the elections within growing concerns about the political uncertainty of the upcoming transition. The author details the findings from over fifty interviews conducted with respondents from three different regions of the country, both male and female, and representing all of the major ethnic groups. The findings suggest that Afghan voters spoke of earlier rounds of voting as having had a cumulatively negative effect. Nevertheless, the ideals associated with elections were described in a positive way.