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Afghans go to polls amid threats

Officials hope people accept imperfect vote

By BY JASON STRAZIUSO AND ROBERT H. REID THE ASSOCIAT

Posted: August 20, 2009 at 5:51 a.m.

Credit: AP
 A helicopter lands to remove wounded soldiers of the U.S. Army's Apache Company, 2nd Battalion 87th Infantry Regiment, part of the 3rd Combat Brigade 10th Mountain Division based out of Fort Drum, N.Y., after their armored vehicle was hit by an improvised explosive device in the Tangi Valley of Afghanistan's Wardak Province, Wednesday.

Thousands of polling centers across Afghanistan opened for voting today, and millions of Afghans were expected to choose a president to lead a nation plagued by armed insurgency, drugs, corruption and a feeble government.

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