Votes Sell for $5 Ahead of Afghan Elections

In the streets of Marco, Afghanistan, men carry stacks of voter cards, looking for buyers.   Karim Agha said business is so good that sometimes he has large orders.       “Sometimes people come here and ask for 500 or 1000 voters' registration cards to buy,” Agha said while holding a couple of them.   He said he could buy voter cards for 200 Pakistani rupees ($1.89 USD) each from villagers and sell them for between 500 to 1,000 rupees ($4.73 - $9.50 ...

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