Deploy probes. And tim peeks tells us how he is choosing a name for his first space mission. Hello, everyone. It is a defining moment for afghanistans future foreign combat troops are well advanced in packing up so all are out of the country by the end of the year. Afghanistan will choose a new president to replace hamid karzai. Two respected journalists working for the Associated Press news agency. One anja needinghouse was killed instantly. Her reporter was seriously injured but stable in hospital. They were e traveling with election observers. 12 Million People out of more than 30 million can vote in arts election. In the lead up to this week general, many risk their own safety to attend centers to apply pore a Voters Registration card. 350,000 Afghan Soldiers and police will secure the venues right across afghanistan. There are now eight candidates to choose from. The current president , hamid karzai is unable to stand for this election. Our chief International Correspondent lyse d
Us. For the choices that our parents made. Fighting deportation. A woman waits to find out if her younger brother has to leave the u. S. , which is the only home the two have ever known. Good morning and welcome to al jazeera america. Im Morgan Radford live in new york city. Its been held as afghans first democratic transition of power. In under an hour when the polls will close, security is tight. 200,000 troops deploy to protect the voters. The taliban is calling the election a sham and threatens to disrupt a process. Outgoing President Hamid karzai cast his vote and a top c contender Zalmai Rassoul cast his at the polling stags. Hes believed to have Hamid Karzais backing, but officials warn of possible corruption in his campaign. Bernard smith has more. Weve had thunder, lightening, its poring with rain and theres the threat of violence. Kabul, the city is on lockdown. There are checkpoints every 200m. Despite all of that we are seeing long queues at polling stations with kav gans d