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Afghanistan Prepares for Presidential Elections

NPR | By Scott Simon,
Philip Reeves
Published October 1, 2004 at 9:00 PM PDT

Elections in Afghanistan are scheduled for Oct. 9. Interim President Hamid Karsai is the best known of 18 candidates for the presidency. Hear NPR's Scott Simon and NPR's Philip Reeves.

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Scott Simon is the host of Weekend Edition Saturday and is one of the hosts of NPR's morning news podcast Up First.
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