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KABUL: Turnout in Afghanistan´s presidential election appeared likely Sunday to hit a record low because of the threat of attacks, a muted campaign and concerns over fraud. Afghans voted Saturday in the first round of a presidential race that will decide whether President Ashraf Ghani will win a second five-year term. About 9.6 million Afghans in the war-torn nation — …

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