Kabul explosion on eve of polls
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A loud explosion in the Afghan capital, Kabul on the eve of the country&#39;s presidential elections, was caused by a rocket attack, officials said.
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KABUL/Kandahar, Oct. 9. - Gun battles, mine blasts and US air strikes on the day of Afghanistanâs first post-Taliban election left 38 people dead today, Afghan officials said, including three police officers escorting freshly filled ballot boxes.
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The military closed down Afghanistan's main roads and cities in a huge security operation in anticipation of violence on the eve of elections.
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KABUL, Afghanistan -- A loud explosion rattled the Afghan capital near the US Embassy early Friday, prompting American officials to order diplomatic staff to take shelter in an underground bunker.
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Five people traveling in an election-commission jeep were killed yesterday morning in a roadside explosion in Paktika province in the southeast, near the Pakistani border, the election-commission spokesman in Kabul said.
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A big explosion hits central Baghdad injuring 10 people, six days before elections are due to take place.
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Afghan President Hamid Karzai aborted his first election campaign trip outside the capital yesterday after a rocket shot over his helicopter as he was landing in southeastern Gardez and exploded nearby.
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Afghan President Hamid Karzai&#39;s running mate in Saturday&#39;s presidential election escaped unhurt when a bomb exploded near his convoy in the northern city of Faizabad.
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KABUL : Afghanistan&#39;s presidential vote count neared its end with Hamid Karzai edging closer to victory, but a weekend suicide blast in Kabul offered a deadly reminder of the dangers facing the war-weary nation.
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KABUL -- A doctor helping organize Afghan elections died yesterday along with four other civilians when an explosion tore through their vehicle, police said.
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KABUL : Afghanistan&#39;s presidential vote count passed the 80 percent mark with Hamid Karzai holding on to his clear majority, but any potential celebrations were cut short by a Taliban suicide bomb in Kabul.
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KABUL, Afghanistan - Campaigning for Afghanistan's first direct presidential election ended with a burst of violence Wednesday as attackers set off a bomb in a failed effort to kill interim Afghan leader Hamid Karzai's vice presidential running-mate.    Despite persistent violence, the United Nations declared this hard-luck nation ready for Saturday's vote, a historic experiment with democracy after more than two decades of unrelenting ruin, from Soviet occupation to civil war to the repressive Taliban and the thunderous U.S...
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An explosion went off Monday at a luxury hotel frequented by foreigners, reverberating throughout Kabul, police said.
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KABUL -- Just over 24 hours before Afghans were due to vote in their first ever presidential election, three rockets were launched from points around the Afghan capital Kabul.
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KABUL, Afghanistan -- A convoy carrying the running mate to Afghan President Hamid Karzai came under attack in the northeastern part of the country, just days before landmark elections.
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A large explosion occurred at an ammunition shop in the Afghan capital on Wednesday, destroying surrounding shops and killing several people, officials said.
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Seven people, including two US citizens, were killed when a truck bomb exploded in downtown Kabul just weeks ahead of Afghanistan's landmark presidential elections, the government said.