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Taliban Renews Threat as Afghan Campaign Starts
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| Contributor | Vlajos |
| Last Edited | Vlajos Sep 07, 2004 10:59am |
| Category | News |
| News Date | Sep 07, 2004 12:00am |
| Description | KABUL (Reuters) - The campaign for Afghanistan first direct presidential election opened to little fanfare on Tuesday, while the Taliban, ousted in 2001 in a U.S.-led invasion, vowed again to disrupt the Oct. 9 poll.
As candidates got off to a slow start wooing voters in the capital, the night before the start of the month-long campaign period saw fresh violence in the provinces.
Government officials said at least four Taliban fighters and a government soldier were killed after a group of 70 guerrillas attacked a district headquarters in Zabul province.
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