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Focuses on the October 9, 2004 elections in Afghanistan. Threat issued by the Taliban that Afghans who turned up to vote would be attacked; Report that women filed to the polling centers to vote on election day in Afghanistan; Popularity of candidate Hamid Karzai for president; Reference to a report entitled "Free, Fair, or Flawed: Challenges for Legitimate Elections in Afghanistan," by the Afghanistan Research and Evaluation Unit; Statement that Afghans have hopes that the elections will bring about positive political change; Disappointment of many Afghanis that the elections were flawed.