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For more on the elections, reporter Kitty Logan joins us now from Kabul.

Q1. Voter turnout has been put at around 40 to 50 percent, with some variation between the northern and southern parts of the country. Why this difference?

Q2. Could the difference in turnout between the north and south have an impact on final results?

Q3. Pre-election polls show Hamid Karzai likely to win. But preliminary results are not due for two weeks. It now looks like a tight contest. What is the general outlook like now?