国际英语资讯:Afghans begin voting in presidential election
<p><span word="KABUL">KABUL</span>, <span word="Sept">Sept</span>. 28-- <span word="Afghans">Afghans</span> <span word="began">began</span> <span word="voting">voting</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Saturday">Saturday</span> <span word="morning">morning</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="select">select</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="leader">leader</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="five">five</span> <span word="years">years</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="polling">polling</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="will">will</span> <span word="close">close</span> <span word="at">at</span> 3:00 <span word="p">p</span>.<span word="m">m</span>. (1030 <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="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="election">election</span> <span word="officials">officials</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>.</p><p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="total">total</span> <span word="of">of</span> 18 <span word="contesters">contesters</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="running">running</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>.</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>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Afghan">Afghan</span> <span word="security">security</span> <span word="forces">forces</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="provide">provide</span> <span word="security">security</span> <span word="for">for</span> 4,942 <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> 5,373 <span word="polling">polling</span> <span word="centers">centers</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="remaining">remaining</span> 431 <span word="centers">centers</span> <span word="located">located</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="remote">remote</span> <span word="districts">districts</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="open">open</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="election">election</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="due">due</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="security">security</span> <span word="threats">threats</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="election">election</span> <span word="officials">officials</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="during">during</span> <span word="Saturday">Saturday</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="polling">polling</span>.</p>
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