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Independent Election Commission workers place ballot boxes to be taken to a counting centre at a warehouse the day after Afghanistan held presidential elections

Attacks, Fraud Fears Dampen Turnout In Afghan Election

Voter participation in Afghanistan's presidential elections appeared Sunday to have been lower than in previous years, with turnout hit by the threat of attacks, a muted campaign and concerns of fraud.Afghans went to the polls Saturday to vote in the first round of a presidential race that will decide whether President Ashraf Ghani will win a second five-year term.About 9.6 million Afghans in the war-torn nation -- with an estimated population of 35 million -- had registered to vote in the election, which was held at some 4,900 polling stations.

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