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 : Two men were killed when a bomb exploded as they were planting it outside a regional electoral campaign office of Afghanistan&#39;s US-backed President Hamid Karzai, an official said.
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Two rockets were fired near the US Embassy and other diplomatic missions in Kabul early on Friday, a day before landmark elections in Afghanistan.
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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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Four people were killed and eight wounded in a large explosion at an ammunition shop in the heart of the Afghan capital on Wednesday, officials said.
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Taliban guerrillas fired rockets in parts of Afghanistan on Friday, the eve of the first presidential election in the rugged, war-torn land, underlining the threat of sabotage by the Islamic fundamentalist insurgents.
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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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KABUL, Afghanistan  - The Taliban warned Monday of  more deadly attacks in the run-up to Afghanistan's first  presidential election after a car bomb in the heart of the  capital killed at least 12 people and injured dozens more.
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Election organisers formally announced the result in the Afghan capital, Kabul, on Wednesday, nearly a month after the poll. The result came after a panel examining voting irregularities said they would not affect the outcome of the election.
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KABUL, Afghanistan Oct. 6, 2004 - Campaigning for Afghanistan&#39;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
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Seven people including two US soldiers died in explosions in Afghanistan, officials said, as early results from historic elections gave President Hamid Karzai a strong lead over his rivals.
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KABUL, Oct 23  - Afghanistan&#39;s presidential election count passed the 80 percent mark with Hamid Karzai holding on to his clear majority on Saturday, but any potential celebrations were cut short by a suicide bomb blast in Kabul.
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Afghan President Hamid Karzai&#39;s running mate for a historic presidential election narrowly escaped a bomb set off by Taliban guerrillas as the campaign closed on Wednesday.
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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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KABUL, Afghanistan -- An explosion hit a car carrying an election worker in southeastern Afghanistan on Monday, killing him and four other Afghan civilians, the joint UN-Afghan electoral commission said.
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In Afghanistan, seven people including two US soldiers died in explosions as early results from historic elections gave President Hamid Karzai a strong lead over his rivals.
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KABUL, Afghanistan An international peacekeeper in Afghanistan&#39;s capital says a loud explosion has shaken Kabul early Friday -- the day before historic elections.