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         Suicide Bombers Hit Afghan Election Office; 2 Policemen Killed

   Two Afghan police officers were killed Tuesday in a Taliban attack on
   an election office in the capital, Kabul.
   Suicide bombers detonated explosives outside the Independent Election
   Commission office, while gunmen stormed the building in a fierce battle
   with security guards.
   An Afghan government spokesman said five militants were also killed.
   The attack was close to the home of Ashraf Ghani, a leading candidate
   in the country`s April 5 presidential election. Ghani, a former World
   Bank official, was not home at the time.
   Taliban insurgents have vowed to disrupt the upcoming vote, which is
   considered key to Afghanistan`s stability after international troops
   end their combat mission at the end of this year. If successful, the
   poll would mark the country`s first democratic transfer of power.
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