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18 August 2009 - The top United Nations envoy in Afghanistan appealed today to all groups threatening violence in Afghanistan on Election Day to allow their fellow Afghans to choose their future leader.
18 August 2009 - In Afghanistan voting at the local community level has paved the way for thousands of small scale development projects in recent years.
18 August 2009 - UNAMA has compiled a Media Kit for journalists reporting on the 2009 elections in Afghanistan.
18 August 2009 - The candidate, clad in a simple salwar kameez, her head mostly hidden under a scarf, except for a tousle of thick black hair that deliberately manages to escape cover, enters a room filled with eager supporters.
KABUL - Patience is probably the one thing the electorate will need on polling day, which is just three days away.
Election officials say on average a person may take up to ten minutes to complete voting.
17 August 2009 - In a country where regime change has often been violent the appearance of incumbent President Hamid Karzai in a live televised debate must have come as a surprise to many Afghans.