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An Afghan election worker checks ballot boxes at the Independent Election Commission in Kabul, Afghanistan, on Sunday, Sept. 19, 2010. Election observers said they had serious concerns about the legitimacy of Saturday's parliamentary balloting as officials began Sunday to tally the results, a process that could take months. (AP Photo/David Guttenfelder)
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An Afghan woman reacts before casting her ballot in parliamentary elections at a polling station in Kabul, Afghanistan, on Saturday Sept. 18, 2010. (AP Photo/Hossein Fatemi)
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An Afghan policeman provides a very visible show of security in front of an election campaign billboard in Kabul, Afghanistan, Friday, Sept. 17, 2010. Afghan President Hamid Karzai urged Afghans to vote in this weekend's parliamentary election despite threats from the Taliban warning people not to leave their homes. (AP Photo/ Gemunu Amarasinghe)
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An Afghan policeman provides a very visible show of security in front of an election campaign billboard in Kabul, Afghanistan, Friday, Sept. 17, 2010. Afghan President Hamid Karzai urged Afghans to vote in this weekend's parliamentary election despite threats from the Taliban warning people not to leave their homes. (AP Photo/ Gemunu Amarasinghe)
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A police officer mans a machine gun on a street corner a day ahead of parliamentary elections in Kabul, Afghanistan, Friday, Sept. 17, 2010. Afghanistan will elect the lower house of its parliament on Saturday. (AP Photo/Saurabh Das)
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A police officer frisks a motorcyclist at a check point in Kandahar, Afghanistan, Friday, Sept. 17, 2010. Afghan President Hamid Karzai urged citizens to vote in Saturday's parliamentary election despite fears of violence and threats from the Taliban warning people not to leave their homes. (AP Photo/Allauddin Khan)
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A police officer frisks a motorcyclist at a check point in Kandahar, Afghanistan, Friday, Sept. 17, 2010. Afghan President Hamid Karzai urged citizens to vote in Saturday's parliamentary election despite fears of violence and threats from the Taliban warning people not to leave their homes. (AP Photo/Allauddin Khan)
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A donkey is used to transport ballot materials to a polling station in Panjshir valley in Afghanistan, Friday, Sept. 17, 2010. Afghanistan will elect the lower house of its parliament on Saturday. (AP Photo/Hossein Fatemi)
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A donkey is used to transport ballot materials to a polling station in Panjshir valley in Afghanistan, Friday, Sept. 17, 2010. Afghanistan will elect the lower house of its parliament on Saturday. (AP Photo/Hossein Fatemi)
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Polling materials are delivered to a polling station in Kabul, Afghanistan, Friday Sept. 17, 2010. Afghanistan will elect the lower house of its parliament on Saturday. (AP Photo/Saurabh Das)
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A police officer checks out a ballot box after they are delivered at a polling station in Kabul, Afghanistan, Friday, Sept. 17, 2010. Afghanistan will elect the lower house of its parliament on Saturday. (AP Photo/Saurabh Das)
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Polling materials are stashed in a corner as people pray at a mosque that will serve as a polling station in Kabul, Afghanistan, Friday, Sept. 17, 2010. Afghanistan will elect the lower house of its parliament on Saturday. (AP Photo/Saurabh Das)
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A poll worker carries ballot boxes to a mosque tat will serve as a polling station in Kabul, Afghanistan, Friday, Sept. 17, 2010. Afghanistan will elect the lower house of its parliament on Saturday. (AP Photo/Saurabh Das)
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Police officers and poll workers check the seals on poll materials as they are delivered to a polling center in Kabul, Afghanistan, Friday, Sept. 17, 2010. Afghanistan will elect the lower house of its parliament on Saturday. (AP Photo/Saurabh Das)
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Police officers carry election materials to a polling station in Kabul, Afghanistan, Friday Sept. 17, 2010. Afghanistan will elect the lower house of its parliament on Saturday. (AP Photo/Saurabh Das)
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Afghans go past numerous posters of candidates contesting the upcoming parliamentary elections in Kabul, Afghanistan, Friday Sept. 17, 2010. Afghanistan will elect the lower house of its parliament on Sept. 18. (AP Photo/Saurabh Das)
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Policemen frisk commuters at a checkpoint set up as a security measure a day ahead of parliamentary elections in Kabul, Afghanistan, Friday Sept. 17, 2010. Afghanistan will elect the lower house of its parliament on Sept. 18. (AP Photo/Saurabh Das)
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Policemen frisk commuters at a checkpoint set up as a security measure a day ahead of parliamentary elections in Kabul, Afghanistan, Friday Sept. 17, 2010. Afghanistan will elect the lower house of its parliament on Sept. 18. (AP Photo/Saurabh Das)
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An injured Afghan girl is treated at a hospital after she was injured when a bomb concealed in a bicycle exploded in Herat, Afghanistan, Friday Sept. 17, 2010. Afghan President Hamid Karzai urged citizens to vote in Saturday's parliamentary election despite fears of violence and threats from the Taliban warning people not to leave their homes. (AP Photo/Reza Shirmohammadi)
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A cycle in which a bomb were concealed is seen after it exploded injuring four people in Herat, Afghanistan, Friday Sept. 17, 2010. Afghan President Hamid Karzai urged citizens to vote in Saturday's parliamentary election despite fears of violence and threats from the Taliban warning people not to leave their homes. (AP Photo/Reza Shirmohammadi)
