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Afghan president confirms large cash payments by Iranian officials

Last updated Monday, October 25, 2010 - 3:58pm

KABUL, Afghanistan -- Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai on Monday acknowledged that his office regularly received large cash sums from Iranian officials but insisted there was nothing untoward about the payments.

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Afghan vote count excludes more than 1 million ballots

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Last updated Wednesday, October 20, 2010 - 9:41am

KABUL, Afghanistan -- Afghan electoral officials, releasing preliminary results of last month's elections, said Wednesday that they had tossed out more than a million ballots, citing proven or likely fraud.

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