A series of deadly attacks marked the run-up to the vote , and Kabul was again rocked by violence Thursday when at least three American medical workers in the capital were shot by a policeman guarding a hospital . Afghanistan 's presidential election will go to a second round . The first round was held on Saturday, and the two candidates are Abdullah Abdullahzai of the Pashtuns ( who have traditionally been in power ) and Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai, an ethnic Tajik from Gh@@ It will be the country 's first democratic transfer of presidential power .
Afghanistan 's presidential election will go to a second round . The first round was held on Saturday, and the two candidates are Abdullah Abdullahzai of the Pashtuns ( who have traditionally been in power ) and Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai, an ethnic Tajik from Gh@@ It will be the country 's first democratic transfer of presidential power .