Afghanistan presidential election postponed to September

Afghanistan presidential election postponed to September
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KABUL (Reuters) - Afghanistan's presidential election has been postponed by more than two months to Sept. 28, a spokesman for the country's Independent Election Commission said on Wednesday.

The election had previously been scheduled for July 20.

(Reporting by Hamid Shalizi in Kabul; writing by Rod Nickel in Kabul; Editing by Catherine Evans)

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