The Newfound Political Power of Afghan Youth

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On Saturday, amid the cold and rain, an estimated 7 million Afghans headed to the polls to choose from a roster of presidential candidates whose average age is 63.

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In honor of its three decades supporting those who share a common desire to live in free societies that recognize basic human rights, NDI has published a 30th anniversary report highlighting its work in nearly every corner of every continent to advance the promise of democracy.

WASHINGTON, DC—In stark defiance of the threat of violence, Afghan voters went to the polls in apparent record numbers April 5 in presidential and provincial council elections that could mark the first democratic transfer of power in the nation’s history.

“Voters throughout the country demonstrated their determination to move the country’s fragile democratic process forward,” the National Democratic Institute (NDI) said in a preliminary statement.

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