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"US envoy Richard Holbrooke said Friday he expected fewer problems with the November 7 presidential run-off election in Afghanistan than with the fraud-tainted first round in August.

"Holbrooke, special representative to Afghanistan and Pakistan for President Barack Obama's administration, also said he is in contact with pro-democracy groups about sending observers to Afghanistan for the new elections...He also said he has been in contact with the National Democratic Institute and the International Republican Institute, organizations that seek to promote democracy, to see if they will send observers."

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