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Afghan officials unveil plans for runoff

Afghan policemen keep watch in front of an international guest-house ...

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An Afghan security personnel stands guard in front of the burnt ...

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Two Afghan workers make the final touches to a giant pre-election ...

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An Afghan boy works in a bakery with an electoral poster of ...

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An Afghan boy controls the ball with his head in Kabul

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Afghans pray at a main market in Kabul

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An Afghan boy plays soccer in Kabul

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An Afghan policeman controls the traffic at a checkpoint in the centre ...

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An Afghan policeman searches a driver at a check-point in the centre ...

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An Afghan boy puts on his shoes to play a game of soccer in Kabul

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An Afghan man puts on his shoes after Friday prayers at the main ...

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An Afghan policeman keeps watch at a checkpoint in the middle of a ...

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Afghan policemen keep watch in front of an international guest-house ...

Afghan election officials said Thursday that they would increase the number of voting centers for next week's presidential runoff election, disregarding U.N. advice to open fewer sites to prevent the rampant fraud that characterized the first round of balloting.

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Ban urges more security for UN in Afghanistan

News Source: Press TV | about 1 month ago

The secretary general also appealed to the 15-member Security Council for their support during an emergency meeting on Thursday. On Wednesday, three armed men raided a guesthouse in the Afghan capital and killed at least 12 people...The raid was the...
Afghan officials defend plan for more voting centres

News Source: Reuters | about 1 month ago

Afghan election officials on Friday defended plans to open more polling centres for next week's presidential run-off despite fears not enough is being done to prevent a repeat of the fraud which marred the first round. Security is also a major...
Officials ignore UN advice on fair poll

News Source: Sydney Morning Herald | about 1 month ago

Saturday's run-off presidential election with a decision to open even more polling stations than those from which a million votes were stolen in the first ballot on August 20. The brazen announcement of an extra 155 stations came as foreign election...
E.U.: Afghan vote must be credible for international support

News Source: USA Today | about 1 month ago

The European Union says the second round of presidential elections in Afghanistan must be fair for the new government to win international acceptance. In a draft statement on the last day of a two-day summit Friday, EU leaders have praised U.N. work...
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News Source: CNN | about 1 month ago

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Afghans to keep tainted polling centers

News Source: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette | about 1 month ago

In a rebuff to the United Nations, an Afghan commission named by President Hamid Karzai yesterday disclosed that polling centers rife with fraudulent votes during the summer's presidential election will remain open for the Nov. 7 runoff against...