Thursday, August 20, 2009

Afghanistan Goes To The Polls Today -- News Updates August 20, 2009



Latest Updates On Afghanistan’s Election -- The New York Times

To supplement the main news article on Thursday’s elections in Afghanistan, which is being written and updated throughout the day by Carlotta Gall in Kabul with input from New York Times reporters around the country, the At War blog will be rounding up coverage of the election on other Web sites today. We will also be bringing readers news from various polling stations submitted to us by our colleagues in the field. Readers who are in Afghanistan are invited to share their experiences of the day with us.

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More News On Afghanistan

Polls close and counting begins in Afghanistan -- Yahoo News/AP
Afghan voting extended as attacks dampen turnout -- Yahoo News/AP
Afghanistan extends voting by 1 hour -- Washington Times
Afghans vote despite sporadic violence -- Yahoo News/Reuters
Afghanistan votes for president -- Yahoo News/AFP
Afghan election: security by region -- BBC
Light Turnout, Some Violence As Afghans Vote -- NPR
Violence appears to keep some Afghans from voting -- L.A. Times
Afghanistan election: rockets fired as voting begins -- Times Online
Afghans in Kabul brush aside jitters to cast ballots -- L.A. Times
ELECTION NOTEBOOK-Developments from Afghanistan, Aug. 20 -- Reuters
As Afghan Polls Open, Contest for Presidency Tightens -- New York Times
Taliban Attacks Set Stage for a Tense Afghan Vote -- Wall Street Journal
Afghans Vote Amid War -- Wall Street Journal
Heavy clashes mar Afghanistan poll -- APA

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