Preliminary results in Afghanistan's presidential election aren't expected until Saturday. Still, campaign teams for President Hamid Karzai and challenger Abdullah Abdullah insist their candidate won.
And though intimidation by the Taliban kept turnout low, almost all the country's polling places stayed open Thursday.
Which allowed the candidates, and the U.S., to pronounce the election a qualified success.
campaign teamsU.S., Candidates Call Afghan Election A SuccessNPR Programs: Morning Edition Fri, 08/21/2009 - 4:33am
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