First Afghan Poll Boycotted

World | October 9, 2004, Saturday // 00:00
First Afghan Poll Boycotted Afghan refugee Moqadasa Sidiqi, 19, cast her vote in Pakistan. She was the first person to vote in Afghanistan's first presidential election. Photo by AFP

Afghanistan's first democratic election was boycotted Saturday by most of the presidential candidates following claims of widespread voting frauds. The boycott was agreed by 15 candidates, who say they would not recognize the results. Initial reports are expected in a few days, but it might take several weeks to count all votes.

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