As Americans face a tumultuous presidential election, we could probably use a reminder that voting is a privilege that should be celebrated.
First-time voters, young future voters, voters who risk their lives around the world – they all show that democracy is an amazing responsibility.
Here, an Afghan woman shows her inked finger after voting at a polling station for the 2010 parliamentary elections north of Kabul, Afghanistan.
The Taliban had warned voters to boycott the polls, threatening violence against those who disobeyed.