国际英语资讯:Afghanistan holds presidential polls amid fear of insecurity, fraud
<p><span word="KABUL">KABUL</span>, <span word="Sept">Sept</span>. 28-- <span word="Millions">Millions</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Afghans">Afghans</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="defied">defied</span> <span word="Taliban">Taliban</span> <span word="threats">threats</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="rights">rights</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="vote">vote</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Saturday">Saturday</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="one">one</span>-<span word="day">day</span> <span word="presidential">presidential</span> <span word="election">election</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="elect">elect</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="country">country</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="president">president</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="ballots">ballots</span> <span word="amid">amid</span> <span word="tight">tight</span> <span word="security">security</span>.</p><p><span word="Polling">Polling</span> <span word="centers">centers</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="cities">cities</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="villages">villages</span> <span word="opened">opened</span> <span word="at">at</span> 7:00 <span word="a">a</span>.<span word="m">m</span>. <span word="local">local</span> <span word="time">time</span> (0230 <span word="GMT">GMT</span>) <span word="and">and</span> <span word="continued">continued</span> <span word="till">till</span> 5:00 <span word="p">p</span>.<span word="m">m</span>. <span word="local">local</span> <span word="time">time</span> (1230 <span word="GMT">GMT</span>) <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>'<span word="s">s</span> 34 <span word="provinces">provinces</span>, <span word="officials">officials</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="election">election</span> <span word="commission">commission</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="voting">voting</span> <span word="process">process</span> <span word="initially">initially</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="at">at</span> 3:00 <span word="p">p</span>.<span word="m">m</span>. <span word="local">local</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="extended">extended</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="hours">hours</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="enable">enable</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="voters">voters</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="franchise">franchise</span>, <span word="head">head</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="election">election</span> <span word="commission">commission</span> <span word="Hawa">Hawa</span> <span word="Alam">Alam</span> <span word="Nuristani">Nuristani</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="reporters">reporters</span>.</p><p><span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fourth">fourth</span> <span word="presidential">presidential</span> <span word="election">election</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Afghanistan">Afghanistan</span> <span word="since">since</span> 2001, <span word="when">when</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Taliban">Taliban</span> <span word="regime">regime</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="ousted">ousted</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="power">power</span>.</p><p><span word="Over">Over</span> 9.4 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="eligible">eligible</span> <span word="voters">voters</span>, 35 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="women">women</span>, <span word="registered">registered</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="cast">cast</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="votes">votes</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Saturday">Saturday</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="polling">polling</span>.</p><p><span word="Fourteen">Fourteen</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> 18 <span word="registered">registered</span> <span word="contesters">contesters</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="vying">vying</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="presidency">presidency</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="five">five</span>-<span word="year">year</span> <span word="term">term</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="among">among</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="candidates">candidates</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="sitting">sitting</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Mohammad">Mohammad</span> <span word="Ashraf">Ashraf</span> <span word="Ghani">Ghani</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="Chief">Chief</span> <span word="Executive">Executive</span> <span word="Abdullah">Abdullah</span> <span word="Abdullah">Abdullah</span>. <span word="Four">Four</span> <span word="candidates">candidates</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="withdrawn">withdrawn</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="race">race</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="favor">favor</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="candidate">candidate</span>.</p><p><span word="Security">Security</span> <span word="remains">remains</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="biggest">biggest</span> <span word="challenge">challenge</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="election">election</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Taliban">Taliban</span> <span word="outfit">outfit</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="vowed">vowed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="disrupt">disrupt</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="election">election</span> <span word="process">process</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="security">security</span> <span word="incidents">incidents</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="reported">reported</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="across">across</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>.</p><p><span word="Meanwhile">Meanwhile</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="security">security</span> <span word="forces">forces</span>' <span word="fighting">fighting</span> <span word="planes">planes</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="crackdowns">crackdowns</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="militants">militants</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="killed">killed</span> 25 <span word="armed">armed</span> <span word="insurgents">insurgents</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="northern">northern</span> <span word="Balkh">Balkh</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="eastern">eastern</span> <span word="Logar">Logar</span> <span word="provinces">provinces</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="Friday">Friday</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="ensure">ensure</span> <span word="security">security</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="election">election</span> <span word="process">process</span>.</p>
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