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18.10.2004 - Source: ReliefWeb
Paktika: 5 people killed when explosion hit a vehicle being used by election staff; since voter registration began nationwide in May, at least 14 members of the electoral staff were killed ("Five people killed as explosion hits Afghan electoral vehicle (AFP)") [#26475], [ID 330]
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11.10.2004 - Source: Integrated Regional Information Network
Kabul: 6 people arrested for intimidating people to vote for particular candidate; number of people trying to launch attacks against polling stations in various parts of country, arrested ("Focus on presidential poll") [#26338], [ID 331]
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06.10.2004 - Source: BBC News
Feyzabad: 2 people killed and 4 injured in bomb explosion, targeting interim President Hamid Karzai's ally ("Bomb blast targets Karzai's ally") [#26156], [ID 332]
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06.10.2004 - Source: Integrated Regional Information Network
Zabul: 10 tribal elders who were seen to be supporting government and election process, killed; Taliban threatened to cut off fingers of those who they find have cast ballots in presidential elections ("Security concerns and ignorance in the run-up to the election") [#26141], [ID 333]
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05.10.2004 - Source: EurasiaNet
In several regions outside government control, some people were beheaded by the Taliban because they had voter cards for the election ("Warlords threaten to wreck democratization process in Afghanistan") [#26371], [ID 334]
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05.10.2004 - Source: ReliefWeb
Shindand: campaign official killed ("Qanooni says district campaign official killed in west Afghanistan (AFP)") [#26059], [ID 335]
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04.10.2004 - Source: ReliefWeb
The Taliban and other extremist groups continue to intimidate Afghans against voting in presidential election ("UN rights report finds Taliban and other groups still intimidating Afghan voters (UN News)") [#26058], [ID 336]
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30.09.2004 - Source: Institute for War and Peace Reporting
Security before upcoming elections remains top problem in most regions, where citizens live in fear of local commanders who kill, steal water and land, and demand money ("News Release: Nationwide Survey Reveals Voter Demands") [#26169], [ID 337]
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24.09.2004 - Source: BBC News
Khost: leaders of Terezay tribe threatened members who will not vote for Hamid Karzai in presidential polls; militants from Taleban repeatedly threatened to kill people who do vote in next month's election ("Vote threat to Afghan tribesmen") [#25834], [ID 338]
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16.09.2004 - Source: ReliefWeb
Taliban militants threaten to attack presidential candidates after they tried and failed to attack Afghan President Hamid Karzai ("Taliban try and fail to attack Karzai, threaten presidential candidates (AFP)") [#25596], [ID 339]
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14.09.2004 - Source: Institute for War and Peace Reporting
Wardak: there are reports of threats and intimidation in the run-up to next month’s presidential election ("Pre-Election Intimidation Reported") [#25555], [ID 340]
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20.08.2004 - Source: ReliefWeb
City of Farah: 7 people injured in a bomb attack on an electoral commission building ("7 hurt in blast at western Afghan electoral building (AFP)") [#24912], [ID 341]
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19.08.2004 - Source: ReliefWeb
City of Farah: An explosion rocked an electoral commission building; 12 people killed and 33 injured in attacks on electoral workers since May ("Blast at Afghan electoral building, no casualties (AFP)") [#24889], [ID 342]
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11.08.2004 - Source: ReliefWeb
Ghazni province: 1 policeman was killed when Taliban attacked a voter registration site in Gelan district ("One policeman killed in attack on Afghan voter registration site (AFP)") [#24713], [ID 343]
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09.08.2004 - Source: Integrated Regional Information Network
Uruzgan province: 2 members of the Joint Electoral Management Body (JEMB) killed and 1 missing after attack on their convoy near the village of Yakhdan in the Shahidi Hassas district ("UN condemns attack on election workers") [#24584], [ID 344]
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29.07.2004 - Source: Integrated Regional Information Network
Ghazni province: 1 person killed and 7 injured in bomb attack against staff members of the Secretariat of the Joint Electoral Management Body (JEMB) ("Afghanistan: UN condemns bomb attack on election workers") [#24373], [ID 345]
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28.07.2004 - Source: ReliefWeb
Ghazni province: 6 Afghans including two local UN staff registering voters for upcoming elections were killed in a bomb blast inside a mosque ("Bomb kills six including two UN staff in Afghanistan (AFP)") [#24412], [ID 346]
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28.07.2004 - Source: ReliefWeb
Andar District: 2 people at a voter registration site in Belal Kheil village were killed in a bomb blast ("2 killed in blast at voter registration site in Afghanistan, UN envoy 'outraged' (UN News Service)") [#24411], [ID 347]
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28.07.2004 - Source: BBC News
Ghazni province: at least 2 killed and at least 2 injured in explosion at mosque which was being used as a voter registration centre ("Afghan mosque blast 'kills two'") [#24303], [ID 348]
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08.07.2004 - Source: BBC News
Province of Nangarhar: a woman registering voters for the forthcoming elections has been killed by an explosion ("Mine kills Afghan election worker") [#23893], [ID 349]
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08.07.2004 - Source: ReliefWeb
Nangarhar Province: 1 female electoral worker killed and 4 injured in a car explosion south of the city of Jalalabad ("UN envoy condemns killing of female electoral worker in Afghanistan (UN News Service)") [#23858], [ID 350]
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28.06.2004 - Source: Integrated Regional Information Network
Nangarhar province: 2 female staff members of the Secretariat of the Joint Electoral Management Body (JEMB) and a child killed and 12 others injured in an attack on the outskirts of Jalalabad ("UN condemns attack on election workers") [#23603], [ID 351]
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27.06.2004 - Source: ReliefWeb
Suspected Taliban have killed 18 Afghans in a string of attacks aimed at undermining Afghanistan's vote ("Suspected Taliban kill 18 Afghans as UN pushes ahead with planned poll (AFP)") [#23639], [ID 352]
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21.06.2004 - Source: ReliefWeb
Province of Kandahar: a policeman was killed and an Afghan U.N. worker injured when gunmen attacked a U.N. electoral vehicle ("Policeman killed, UN worker hurt in Afghan attack (Reuters)") [#23465], [ID 353]
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21.06.2004 - Source: BBC News
The UN has called for more Nato troops to guarantee security at forthcoming elections after an attack on a voter registration office ("UN calls for Afghan poll back-up") [#23437], [ID 354]
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07.06.2004 - Source: Guardian
South-east Afghanistan: convoy of Afghan and foreign election workers came under rocket and rifle attack ("Election team ambushed") [#23154], [ID 355]
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07.06.2004 - Source: BBC News
Aid agencies and people preparing for September's elections have again been targeted in attacks ("Attackers target Afghan elections") [#23153], [ID 356]
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06.05.2004 - Source: Integrated Regional Information Network
Voter registration work will continue despite the killing of two British and one Afghan election workers in the eastern province of Nuristan ("Voter registration continues despite death of three election workers") [#22020], [ID 357]
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