Thursday's Election Day

Afghan boys walk with their donkeys carrying ballot boxes to the remote areas in Baba Ali village, Dara district in Panjshir province, north of Kabul, Aug. 17. Afghans will head to the polls on Thursday to elect the new president. Rafiq Maqbool/AP Photo.

Background story from Drew Brown of S&S: Security tightens in Kandahar province ahead of Afghan election.

Bouhammer's worried the next four days are going to be Four Days of Hell.

So am I.