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The Big Picture: Afghan vote

Election workers carry polling materials

Election workers carry polling materials at the Friday Mosque in Herat, Afghanistan. Afghans will head to the polls 20 August to elect the new president.

However, fresh violence has erupted in the Afghan capital, Kabul, on the eve of the country's presidential election.

Photo: Saurabh Das/AP

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