His running mate is Abdul Rashid Dostum , a leader of the Uzbek ethnic group . Twenty killed in violence across the country Saturday , Interior Ministry says . Lawmaker hails day as `` when the people of Afghanistan can go and vote freely '' without fear or intimidation' Score: It 's the first democratic transfer of presidential power in the country 's turbulent history .
Twenty killed in violence across the country Saturday , Interior Ministry says . Lawmaker hails day as `` when the people of Afghanistan can go and vote freely '' without fear or intimidation' Score: It 's the first democratic transfer of presidential power in the country 's turbulent history .