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Still counting in Afghanistan
So far, only about a tenth of the votes have been counted in Afghanistan’s presidential election; early numbers show a close race between incumbent Hamid Karzai and Abdullah Abdullah. Anchor Jeb Sharp gets the latest from the BBC’s Chris Morris.
The election in Afghanistan is unlikely to have much effect on the nearly three million Afghans who’ve fled their country. The BBC’s Hugh Sykes visits Afghan refugees camped out in northern France for their reaction to election news.