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Taliban cut off fingers of 2 Afghan voters | August 23, 2009

USA Today| Link to story  » Millions of Afghans voted in the country's second-ever direct presidential election, although Taliban threats and attacks appeared to hold down the turnout, especially in the south where President Hamid Karzai was expected to run strongly among his fellow Pashtuns. The Washington, D.C.-based National Democratic Institute had observers in 19 provinces.
Election Monitors Arrive In Iraq's Kurdish Region - RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty -
Election Monitors Arrive In Iraq's Kurdish Region - RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty -