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SHARAN/GHAZNI CITY (PAN): Twenty-five Taliban militants, five election campaigners and two policemen were killed and 20 others wounded in the restive south, officials said on Saturday.

KHOST CITY (PAN): Head of Afghanistan Tribal Solidarity Council (ATSC) Ghazni Nawaz Tani Saturday said 2000 tribesmen would keep guard on polling stations on the voting day in restive and remote districts of southeastern Khost, Paktia and Paktika provinces.

JALALABAD (PAN): Two people were killed and six others wounded as policemen opened indiscriminate fire at demonstrators in Paron, capital of the eastern province of Nuristan, officials said on Friday.

WASHINGTON (PAN): A top Obama Administration official said on Thursday the goal of the US and international forces currently stationed in Afghanistan was to provide a security environment conducive to holding free and fair elections in Afghanistan.

WASHINGTON (PAN): US Special Representative for Pakistan and Afghanistan Richard Holbrooke will arrive in Afghanistan next week to be on the ground to monitor the August 20 presidential elections.

KABUL (PAN): In an effort to ensure increased voter turnout in the upcoming presidential and provincial council polls, the Independent Election Commission (IEC) has enrolled sports stars and civic educators to organise mock polling stations throughout the country.

KABUL (PAN): The Interior Ministry has repudiated a media report regarding an assassination attempt on Professor Burhanuddin Rabbani, leader of the Jamiat-i-Islami Afghanistan (JIA), on Kabul- Kunduz Highway.

KABUL (PAN): The European Union officially launched on Monday an election observation mission (EOM) to monitor the presidential and provincials council polls in Afghanistan, scheduled for August 20.

TALOQAN (PAN): Prof Burhanuddin Rabbani, leader of Jamiat-i-Islami Afghanistan (JIA), Thursday escaped unhurt in an attempt on his life in the northeastern province of Kunduz, officials said.

KABUL (PAN): A 30-member team of the International Republican Institute (IRI) is scheduled to arrive in Afghanistan to monitor the upcoming presidential and provincial council elections.