Iraqi Kurds Anxiously Wait for Results of Independence Vote Listen Download Embed Share Share this on Facebook (Opens in a new window) Share this on Twitter (Opens in a new window) Share this via Email An Iraqi Kurdish woman casts her ballot during the referendum on independence from Iraq in Irbil, Iraq, Monday, Sept. 25, 2017. ( Khalid Mohammed / Associated Press ) Produced by Ellen Frankman Produced by PRI and WNYC