A MILE below the surface in the Karkar coalmine in the Afghan province of Baghlan, the miners toil amid the ominous sound of cracking and splintering wood.

在阿富汗巴格兰省卡卡煤矿地下一英里处，矿工们正陷于木头破裂声所带来的不祥预兆中。

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This month, Karzai made a rare trip outside his presidential palace to woo voters in Baghlan province.

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