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By Noor Khan THE ASSOCIATED PRESS KANDAHAR, Afghanistan —Taliban fighters killed up to 16 men after learning they had regis tered for Afghanistan’s U.S.-backed national elec tions, the deadliest attack yet in a campaign aimed at sabotaging the nation’s first free vote, officials said Sunday. The assault raised security fears and added to doubts over whether Afghanistan is ready to hold elections as planned in September — and increased pressure on NATO leaders meeting Monday in Turkey to deploy more peacekeep ers here. The killings took place Friday on a road in southern Uruzgan province and vari ous reports put the number of dead at 10 or 16. News of the deaths emerged a day after a bomb ripped through a bus carrying female election workers in the eastern city of Jalalabad, killing two of them and wounding 13. A spokesman for the Taliban claimed responsibility. Time is running out for the joint U.N.-Afghan elec toral authority to decide on the polling date if the elec tion is to be held according to schedule. According to the electoral Violence aimed at sabotaging elections threatened more attacks against election wolti I and voters. Rozi Khan, the I m/gan police chief,| assailants stopped a van carrying 12 men or) road about 18 miles from the provincial! Tirin Kot. When the gunmen searched their docuff I' nce $h and found that they had registered to vote, S( Curef fi opened fire. Two men escaped and alerted po! ? e P^ erc who found the 10 bodies but have made no am Obaidullah Khan, the top political adi trator of the victims' district of Uruzgan, firmed the attack butsaifc people had died, and i BAGf Suspected Taliban gunmen killed up to 16 men on Friday after finding that they had registered for national elections which are scheduled for September. 0 100 mi 0 too km JURKM /^AFGHANISTAN Kabul 0 Uruzgan province one man had survived. It was impossible an Ameri immediately account fa nearly thr discrepancy. ||e U.S. Obaidullah Khan saii:%T Al-J or seven attackers 'T ^ ews launched the assault, W’°^ a others hid in rocks nearb; Afghan President Ha; Karzai and the U.S. > ) Kandahar/ J Shooting killed up to 16 men SOURCE: ESRi AP n NORTHGATE 335 University Dr. 979.846.6312 979.846.0748 fax WOLF PEN PLAZA 1907 Texas Ave. S. 979.693.0838 979.764.7355 fax SOUTHGATE 308 George Bush Dr. 979.693.2278 979.764.7273 fax law, the date must be announced 90 days before hand — meaning by July 2, if polling takes place on the last day of September. The Uruzgan attack, which left between 10 and 16 people dead, underscored the risks faced by Afghans if they want to exercise their democratic rights, particularly in lawless areas of the country, plagued by Taliban-led insurgents who have RESERVE YOUR SUMMER AND FALL BOOKS ONLINE NOW! www.loupots.com TEST DRIVE ONE TODAY! F M & M POWER SPORTS 730 E. 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