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KABUL — A U.N.- backed fraud commission threw out votes Thursday from 83 polling stations and ordered recounts at hundreds of others in three provinces that form Afghan President Hamid Karzai’s political base, reducing his chances of avoiding a runoff.
It was the first time the commission had flexed its muscles in the aftermath of an Aug. 20 presidential election. Decisions by the commission are final under Afghanistan’s electoral law. The group — consisting of one American, one Canadian, one Dutch, and two Afghans — is releasing decisions from each province as investigations finish. The Associated Press
