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Amid Fraud Charges, Afghans Collect Ballots

NPR

By Philip Reeves

Published October 11, 2004 at 12:00 AM EDT

Afghan election workers sort ballot papers at a counting center in Kabul on Oct. 11.

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Philip Reeves is an award-winning international correspondent covering South America. Previously, he served as NPR's correspondent covering Pakistan, Afghanistan, and India.

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