Thousands of people have turned out in the hometown of Afghan warlord General Abdul Rashid Dostam for the biggest rally of Afghanistan's presidential campaign.
General Dostam is one of the two warlords running against President Hamid Karzai in the country's first presidential election on October 9.
President Karzai has been a virtual prisoner in the presidential palace because of security concerns.
He was forced to abort his first campaign trip outside the capital after a rocket was fired over his helicopter.
The Taliban has claimed responsibility for the attack and says it plans to disrupt polls.
A report by Human Rights Watch has warned that warlords such as General Dostam pose a greater threat to the polls than the Taliban because of their links to security forces that will monitor polling sites