The parliamentary elections in Afghanistan have wrapped up now ---and with not much violence, either.
President Karzai was one of the early voters in the capital, saying it was a good day for Afghanistan whatever the result.I am always surprised at how eager for political participation the women living under Islam appear to be. I think their liberation, in whatever ways great or small, is the key to changing Islam forever.
"We are making history," he said as he cast his ballot.
Reports from Kandahar in the south say women voted in large numbers. BBC reporters in Jalalabad say more women than men voted there.
Correspondents say the sporadic violence did not appear to have deterred voters.