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Who to follow: Twitter for the Afghanistan election

I've already added several people to the list since it was first published. New twitter accounts I add will appear at the top of each section from now on...

In Afghanistan

@ashrafghani - Dr Ashraf Ghani, Presidential candidate.

@KevinFlowerCNN - CNN Correspondent.

@hamishreporter - Hamish Macdonald, Al Jazeera English Correspondent and Presenter.

@itamena - Helped her aunt vote earlier and has a blog.

@jimsciuttoABC - Jim Sciutto, Foreign Correspondent, ABC News.

@nickschifrin - Nick Schifrin, ABC News Reporter.

@W7VOA - Steven Herman, Voice of America South Asia bureau chief, Kabul

@AfghanCorner - Bashir Ahmad Gwakh, freelance journalist.

@Orzala - Human rights and civil society activist, Kabul.

@DemocracyIntl - Election observation mission in Afghanistan.

@alextomo - Alex Thomson, Channel 4 News, UK.

@j_trainer - Lisa Schnellinger, Journalism Trainer in Kabul.

@strickvl - Frontline blogger Alex Strick van Linschoten.

@felixkuehn - Felix Kuehn - Kandahar City (just across the table from @strickvl).

@tomafg - Researcher/aid worker Tom Shaw.

@camomillan - Camilla Fuhr Journalist and blogger.

@AtiaAbawi - Atia Abawi CNN Correspondent.

@ruthowen - Ruth Owen in Kabul.

@pajhwok - Afghanistan news agency.

@Hairan - Abdulhadi Hairan, Journalist, translator (via @mikewhills).

@AfghanOldBlue - US Army Afghan veteran paying a visit.

@michael_yon - Front line blogging journalist.

@jeromestarkey - journalist and photographer.

@waterflows - Jennifer McCarthy, PhD researcher.

@Peettv - Peter ter Velde, war correspondent, NOS Dutch TV (via @martijnkleppe).

 

About Afghanistan

@AfPakChannel - News from ForeignPolicy.com.

@2dayAfghanistan - Updates from Thomas Willard.

@BaghdadBrian - Brian Conley - Running @SmallWorldNews and the Alive in Afghanistan project.

@Anon_Cow - Security consultant in Pakistan.

@Kabulistan Jan Dimog (left Afghanistan a couple of days ago).

@AfghanNews - News updates

 

Military

@AFGMatters - NATO project officer, Video Contest, JFC Brunssum, (I didn't know what this was either) US Army.

@odonnellm - Martin O'Donnell, NATO Media Operations Officer in Kabul

@Afghanistanlast - Rex Temple, Senior US NCO on mission - might not tweet 'til he gets back.

@natochannel - NATO journalists.

@nato_news - You can work this one out yourself.

@USEmbassyKabul - Ditto.

@ISAFmedia - International Security Assistance Force (NATO).

@usfora - US Forces in Afghanistan.

@afghanistanwar - Department of Defense US confirmed casualties.

@gregjulian - Public Affairs Officer for US forces in Afghanistan.

@mediaops -  Major Paul Smyth - British Forces, PJHQ in Northwood, UK.