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Outgoing President Hamid Karzai:
"We showed ourselves to be a strong nation which knows what is best. Following the result of this election Afghanistan will, Inshallah, receive much prosperity and joy. I congratulate both candidates and their friends. I especially congratulate the Afghan nation and its children, who served today as police, army, and national security forces, and the media. I extended my condolences to those families that have been hurt in attacks and acts of terrorism today. The result of these elections will bring good to Afghanistan."
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From Reuters:
"As voting ended ... it emerged there had been far fewer incidents of violence than had been feared, and, like in the first round of voting in April, there was a palpable sense of relief in the Afghan capital."
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14:59
14.6.2014
Radio Free Afghanistan:
-- an unidentified male resident of Kunduz Province's Khan Abad district
"Armed men wander around the area, gather people or farmers that they find along the way, load them in cars and ask them to vote for one candidate regardless of whether they have a voting card or not."
-- an unidentified male resident of Kunduz Province's Khan Abad district
14:58
14.6.2014
Radio Free Afghanistan:
"In a few areas, fraud in favor of a particular candidate continues. In some areas voters were stopped from voting, had their fingers discolored after they cast ballots, and were persuaded [by armed men] to vote for their favorite candidate."
-- Amir Hamza Ahmadzai, head of IEC office in Kundoz Province