Taliban offensive picks up as Afghan run-off campaign begins


  • World
  • Thursday, 22 May 2014

KABUL (Reuters) - The last two men in the race to become Afghanistan's next president on Thursday began a second round of campaigning ahead of the run-off election on June 14.

The election will take place at the height of the summer fighting season when the insurgency is at its most violent, stoking fears the Taliban may be more able to disrupt the vote after failing to prevent a high turnout in the first round.

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