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Election workers labored in tents by the light of battery-powered lanterns, counting ballots after a day of brisk voting Thursday.

"Karzai, Karzai, Karzai," repeated one worker as he stacked ballots into a growing pile.

Hamid Karzai, Afghanistan's incumbent president, was running for re-election after seven years in office against 40 other candidates. Read full article »

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