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Taliban Threatens Violence as Afghans Prepare to Vote

Voters in Afghanistan go to the polls Saturday, June 14 for the presidential runoff election that is expected to pave the way for the nation’s first peaceful, democratic transfer of power.  But the election comes during a violent insurgency, and Taliban militants are threatening to disrupt the polls. Ignoring intimidation from the Taliban, large crowds of Afghans are turning out for campaign rallies. Former foreign minister Abdullah Abdullah won 45 percent of the vote in the first...


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