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                     Kabul Rally Protests 'Election Fraud'

   by VOA News

   Hundreds of Afghan demonstrators have flooded the streets of Kabul to
   protest against alleged fraud in the countrys recent presidential
   runoff election.
   Saturday's protests disrupted traffic on the major road to the airport,
   although the gathering was peaceful. Riot police prevented the
   protesters from entering the airport and stood watch in case of any
   violent outbursts.
   Former Foreign Minister Abdullah Abdullah has accused electoral
   officials of trying to rig the presidential runoff vote in favor of his
   opponent, Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai.
   The United Nations assured Afghans Saturday that it is ready to assist
   in the presidential election if asked to help.  Both Abdullah and
   Afghan President Hamid Karzai have urged the U.N. to step in.
   Meanwhile, Afghan authorities say a suicide bomber in western Kabul
   killed one civilian and wounded several others, but failed to harm his
   target, a senior government official.
   Police say the bomber detonated his vehicle early Saturday alongside
   the car of Mohammed Masoom Stanikzai, a senior official in the High
   Peace Council, a government body tasked with peace talks with the
   Taliban insurgency.  Officials say Stanikzai was not hurt because his
   vehicle was heavily armored.
   Witnesses say security personnel blocked off the area.
   There has been no immediate claim of responsibility for the attack.
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