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News Watch October 2004

Oct 26: Karzai, a man with no party, Scott Baldauf, The Christian Science Monitor

Oct 25: Karzai poised for poll landslide, BBC

Oct 23: Suicide bomber hits Kabul street, BBC

Oct 21: Karzai closes in on poll victory, BBC

Oct 19: Kandahar's No 1 lady detective fights crime from under a burqa, Nick Meo, The Independent

Oct 18: Five killed in Afghan poll blast, BBC

Oct 15: Opium Mafia Reigns Supreme, Paktribune

Oct 15: Peaceful vote diminishes Taliban, Scott Baldauf, The Christan Science Monitor

Oct 15: U.S. Army Inquiry Implicates 28 Soldiers in Deaths of 2 Afghan Detainees, Thom Shanker, The New York Times

Oct 14: Most Afghan Ballots Are Approved, Paul Watson, Los Angeles Times

Oct 13: 15 Afghan Candidates to File Vote Complaints With Panel,
Carlotta Gall, The New York Times

Oct 12: U.S. Releases Saudi-American It Had Captured in Afghanistan, Joel Brinkley & Eric Lichtblau, The New York Times

Oct 12: US exit poll gives Karzai victory, Declan Walsh, The Guardian

Oct 11: Plan for Investigation Into Afghan Election Eases Dissent, Amy Waldman, The New York Times

Oct 9: Chaos as boycott hits Afghan vote, BBC

Oct 8: Afghan Vote Is a Referendum on Karzai, Amy Waldman, The New York Times

Oct 6: Warlord politics heats Afghan vote, Scott Baldauf, Christian Science Monitor

Oct 6: NATO Expects Rush of Taliban Attacks in Afghanistan, Eric Schmitt, New York Times

Oct 3: "Thousands of terrorists target Afghan poll", Nick Meo, The Independent

Sep 28: "Afghan warlords threaten poll", Andrew North, BBC