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Afghan presidential candidates agree to accept election results:

"We have agreed to work together for peace, security, stability and welfare of the people of Afghanistan," Abdullah said at the press conference held in the residence of Jan Kubis here in the Kabul city. Ref. Source 1

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Abdullah Abdullah threatens protests over disputed election:

A powerful backer of Afghan presidential candidate Abdullah Abdullah said on Thursday his supporters would launch street protests and occupy government buildings if they were unhappy with the outcome of a disputed election. Ref. Source 7

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Afghan President seeks US help to break poll deadlock:

President Karzai said, "The international community should not make Afghanistan a battle-field for its covert polices," Adding that US should play its role in resolving the ongoing electoral crisis. Ref. Source 3

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Afghan presidential rivals sign power-sharing agreement

The deal ends political wrangling that began after a June runoff vote between two candidates. Ref. USAToday

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Afghan unity government a sham - Taliban:

Afghanistan's Taliban militants on Monday decried a pact by rival election candidates to form a government of national unity as a "Sham" Orchestrated by the United States and unacceptable to the Afghan people. Ref. Source 8

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Afghans in north threaten rebellion if power-sharing deal fails:

Afghans in a strategically important province north of the capital have threatened to rebel if the country's new president does not respect an agreement to share power with their chosen leader, Abdullah Abdullah. Ref. Source 2

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Taliban declares 'amnesty' for government officials and vows to uphold women's rights under Islamic law. Zabihullah Mujahid, a spokesman for the Taliban, said the militant group is "Committed to the rights of women under the system of sharia (Islamic) law," but emphasized they could work and study "Within our frameworks." The Taliban, a militant Islamist group, imposed fundamentalist rule in the 1990s, limiting women's access to education, employment, health care and other basic human rights. Ref. USAToday.