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"Meanwhile, reports from election observers who visited polling places around the country depicted a flawed voting process rife with intimidation not only by the Taliban, but also by warlords and other armed factions.

"But some monitoring groups said the mere fact that the balloting went ahead despite threats and attacks was a positive sign. 'Afghanistan's 2010 electoral process has demonstrated that millions of Afghans...are committed to ensuring that the nation's government reflects the will of the people,' said the Washington-based National Democratic Institute, which fielded one of the largest foreign observer missions."

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