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Afghans vote for parliament amid threats, attacks
[Dawn] Men in traditional tunics and women covered in sky-blue burqas trickled into polling centres to vote in Afghanistan's parliamentary election Saturday, as scattered attacks and the closure of some voting sites by Islamic fascisti underscored the difficulty of trying to hold a vote in a country at war.At least two people were killed in the first hours of polling, officials said. The poll -- the first since a fraud-marred presidential election last year -- is a test of the Afghan government's ability to conduct a safe and fair vote after months of pledges of reform. Posted by: Fred 2010-09-19 |
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