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Afghanis in Pakistan Unable to Vote - 17 Aug 09
By: aljazeeraenglish
Posted: Aug 20 09
Witnessed: 944 times
Regions: Afghanistan, Pakistan
Issues: Corruption, Elections, Refugees
Tags: refugee camp, taliban
An estimated 17 million Afghans are registered to vote, but many living outside the country will not casting their ballot.
Around two million Afghan refugees have been forced to flee their homeland to Pakistan because of the violence.
Al Jazeera's Kamal Hyder reports.
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