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.
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