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Fraud Casts Shadow Over Afghan Vote - 17 Aug 09
By: aljazeeraenglish
Posted: Aug 20 09
Witnessed: 778 times
Regions: Afghanistan
Issues: Corruption, Elections
Tags: taliban, violence
Security is tight as campaigning for presidential and provincial elections in Afghanistan draws to a close.
But observers fear the poll could be marred by fraud as hundreds of voter registration cards go on sale.
Al Jazeera's James Bays reports from Kabul.
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