Afghan election workers carried ballot boxes to a truck from a mosque in Herat that had served as a polling place on Thursday. Behrouz Mehri/Agence France-Presse — Getty ImagesGen. McChrystal Assessing Afghan Forces -- Washington Times
Top commander working to improve local security training.
JALREZ, Afghanistan | As Afghan officials counted ballots from Thursday's key election, the top U.S. and NATO commander in Afghanistan was making his way through the Jalrez Valley on Friday, conducting an on-the-ground assessment of the troubled nation.
The journey has brought Gen. Stanley McChrystal to the site of the Afghan Public Protection Program (AP3) - a pilot effort begun under his predecessor Gen. David D. McKiernan - in which Green Berets have been recruiting and training local Afghans to police their own neighborhoods since March.
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Ethnic tension a factor in Afghan vote: envoy -- Yahoo News/Reuters
Afghan polling 'marked by fraud' -- BBC
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Afghan vote not all free: EU -- Yahoo News/AFP
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Afghan polling 'marked by fraud' -- BBC
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Afghan Election Officials Urge Patience on Ballot Returns -- Voice of America
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Legitimacy concerns over Afghanistan elections -- Times Online
Afghan vote not all free: EU -- Yahoo News/AFP
Afghan Election Officials Urge Patience on Ballot Returns -- Voice of America
Text: Remarks by the U.S. President on the recent elections in Afghanistan -- L.A. Times
Afghan Election Poses New Tests for Washington -- New York Times
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Steps being taken to initiate talks with Taliban chief Mullah Omar -- Sindh Today
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