Afghan voters offered phones, TVs

Afghans are being given telephones, televisions and turbans by candidates seeking their votes in September 18 elections, residents said yesterday, reports The Peninsula, Qatar's Leading English Daily.

"The parliamentary and provincial elections are the last step of an international plan meant to restore democracy and stability to Afghanistan after 25 years of conflict, nearly four years after US-led forces ousted the Taleban."

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