The UK ambassador in Kabul has defended the use of soldiers to protect Afghan elections - despite low voter turnout.

英国在喀布尔的大使用事实验证了士兵保卫阿富汗选举活动的进行，尽管投票率很低。

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NATO members agreed to send up to 5,000 more military personnel to help provide security for the upcoming Afghan elections and help train Afghan security forces.

北约成员国同意增派5千名军事人员，协助为阿富汗即将举行的选举提供安全保障，并训练阿富汗的安全部队。

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Considering that eight years ago Afghan women were not allowed to venture out alone, just participating at all in the elections process marks progress.

八年前，阿富汗妇女甚至不能独自外出，因此允许她们参与选举过程已是一种标志性的进步。

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She said the United States does not support or oppose any particular candidate and that, like the Afghan people, wants to see credible, secure and inclusive elections that all will judge to be legitimate.

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In Afghanistan, Mr.Ban's special representative, Kai Eide,told reporters that his approach to the elections has always been one of respect for the Afghan constitution and the other institutions that were put in place to move the election process forward.

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