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"Afghanistan's parliamentary elections on Saturday could determine whether a viable opposition remains in the legislature, but turnout — and the legitimacy of the second election in a year — hangs in the balance as voters fear waning security and brace for fraud...
"'There was much more money involved in this campaign than in previous campaigns, and reportedly foreign sources of money were going into the campaign,' said Peter Manikas, the Asia regional director for the United States government-backed National Democratic Institute."
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