Vote Count Begins; Final Tally to Take Weeks
From Times Wire Reports
Vote counting started in Afghanistan’s landmark election, widely expected to install U.S.-backed interim leader Hamid Karzai as the war-ravaged country’s first popularly chosen president.
Firm results were not expected for at least a week, and the final tally is not due until the end of the month.
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