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The Afghan government, international forces -- and the Taliban -- began preparations for the Nov. 7 presidential runoff, even as Western officials also continued advocating a power-sharing compromise to avoid the problems of a second round of voting.
The Washington-based National Democratic Institute, which plans to observe the runoff, Wednesday called on international and Afghan forces to be more active “so that secure voting areas are expanded.” The group noted that more than 10 percent of polling sites were unable to open in August because of security issues.
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