国际英语资讯:Tally continues in Afghan presidential election, over 1 mln votes counted
<p><span word="KABUL">KABUL</span>, <span word="Sept">Sept</span>. 29-- <span word="More">More</span> <span word="than">than</span> 1 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="votes">votes</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="counted">counted</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="tallying">tallying</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Saturday">Saturday</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="presidential">presidential</span> <span word="election">election</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="continuing">continuing</span>, <span word="Afghan">Afghan</span> <span word="Independent">Independent</span> <span word="Election">Election</span> <span word="Commission">Commission</span> (<span word="IEC">IEC</span>) <span word="announced">announced</span> <span word="Sunday">Sunday</span>.</p><p>"<span word="According">According</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="initial">initial</span> <span word="figures">figures</span>, 1,051,998 <span word="voters">voters</span> <span word="cast">cast</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="votes">votes</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2,597 <span word="polling">polling</span> <span word="centers">centers</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> 4,905 <span word="polling">polling</span> <span word="centers">centers</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="election">election</span> <span word="materials">materials</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="dispatched">dispatched</span>," <span word="the">the</span> <span word="IEC">IEC</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="statement">statement</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="statement">statement</span> <span word="added">added</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="voters">voters</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2,308 <span word="remaining">remaining</span> <span word="centers">centers</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="exact">exact</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="election">election</span> <span word="turnout">turnout</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="shared">shared</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="media">media</span> <span word="soon">soon</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="IEC">IEC</span> <span word="initially">initially</span> <span word="planned">planned</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="hold">hold</span> <span word="polls">polls</span> <span word="in">in</span> 5,373 <span word="centers">centers</span> <span word="across">across</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="polling">polling</span> <span word="sites">sites</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="open">open</span> <span word="due">due</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="security">security</span> <span word="threats">threats</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Taliban">Taliban</span> <span word="attacks">attacks</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> <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="the">the</span> <span word="polling">polling</span>. <span word="However">However</span>, <span word="thousands">thousands</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="voters">voters</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="deprived">deprived</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="vote">vote</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="election">election</span> <span word="workers">workers</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="find">find</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="names">names</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="voters">voters</span>' <span word="registration">registration</span> <span word="lists">lists</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="biometric">biometric</span> <span word="verification">verification</span> <span word="devices">devices</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="hopefuls">hopefuls</span> <span word="contested">contested</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="Afghan">Afghan</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="Preliminary">Preliminary</span> <span word="results">results</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="poll">poll</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="announced">announced</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Oct">Oct</span>. 19 <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="final">final</span> <span word="results">results</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="expected">expected</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Nov">Nov</span>. 7, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="election">election</span> <span word="timetable">timetable</span>.</p>
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