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Preliminary returns from last week's Afghan presidential election indicate there will have to be a runoff between the two leading contenders.

The country's election commission says President Hamid Karzai has a slight lead over his main challenger former Foreign Minister Abdullah Abdullah.

About 10 percent of the vote has been counted so far.

In Afghanistan, the first results of last week's presidential and provincial council elections are due to be announced Tuesday.

But millions of ballots are still making their way to the capital, Kabul. That leaves some question as to whether the election commission will be able to give preliminary results by Tuesday.