An Afghan boy makes bricks as he works in the village of Mohajerin, west of Herat, western Afghanistan September 8, 2010. Taliban threats, shuttered polling centres and warnings of widespread fraud are clouding hopes for Afghanistan's Sept. 18 parliamentary election, a key test of an already fragile democracy, observers have warned. REUTERS/Raheb Homavandi (AFGHANISTAN - Tags: POLITICS ELECTIONS SOCIETY EMPLOYMENT BUSINESS)