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Posted on September 18, 2010 | tags

 
 

World: Afghan elections: Violence, low turnout

  • 14 deaths at today’s Parliamentary elections in Afghanistan
  • 450k security personal, both Afghani and international, sent to mitigate the violence
  • 3.6m votes cast, 2.4 million fewer than last year’s Presidential elections source