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 KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - Government forces battled suspected Taliban rebels in heavy fighting near the Pakistan border, leaving 31 militants dead, the Defense Ministry said Monday.
In two cities, Afghans demonstrated over the killing of a candidate in last month's parliamentary elections.
Provisional results from the Sept. 18 elections are expected in days, with the final tally due Oct. 22. In all, eight candidates have been killed during the campaign and its aftermath — the latest being minority Hazara candidate Ashraf Ramazan, slain in a drive-by shooting in the northern city of Mazar-e-Sharif on Sept. 27.
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