Taliban Target Afghan Polling Stations
19 August 2009
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EXCERPT: "Afghanistan's top election body has warned that Taliban insurgents are expected to mount vicious attacks on polling stations during Thursday's presidential and provincial polls. Zekria Barakzai, the deputy chief of Afghanistan's Independent Election Commission, told the Financial Times the country had received a 'clear sign' that militants were determined...
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German Liberal Party Calls For Exit Timetable
19 August 2009
'German Liberal Party Calls For Exit Timetable For Afghanistan Troops', Deutsche Welle, 19 August 2009
EXCERPT: "In a move that may have implications for German foreign policy after the country's election on Sept. 27, the free-market liberal FDP party called on Berlin to agree on a plan to pull Bundeswehr troops out of Afghanistan. The Free Democratic Party (FDP), which could form a coalition with Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservatives...
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Karzai And Warlords In Alleged Vote Fraud Scheme
19 August 2009
'Karzai And Warlords Mount Massive Vote Fraud Scheme', IPS, 19 August 2009
EXCERPT: "Afghanistan's presidential election has long been viewed by U.S. officials as a key to conferring legitimacy on the Afghan government, but Afghan President Hamid Karzai and his powerful warlord allies have planned to commit large-scale electoral fraud that could have the opposite effect. Two U.S.-financed polls published during the past...
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US Public Support Slips For Afghan War
19 August 2009
'Poll: On Election Eve, Support Slips For Afghan War', ABC News, 19 August 2009
EXCERPT: "Afghanistan's presidential election comes at a time of waning U.S. support for the war there: More than half of Americans now say it's not worth fighting, a first in ABC News/Washington Post polls, and support for reducing U.S. forces is up sharply. Just 42 percent, moreover, think the United States is winning the war in Afghanistan;...
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