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Afghans question what democracy has done for them

By KAY JOHNSON
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KABUL -Mubaruz Khan didn't bother to vote when Afghans went to the polls in the country's second-ever democratic election last month. He was too busy eking out a living selling cigarettes and soda for $3 a day, and didn't think voting would make a difference in his life.
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Mubaruz Khan didn\'t bother to vote when Afghans went to the polls in the country\'s second-ever democratic election last month. He was too busy eking out a living selling cigarettes and soda for $3 a day, and didn\'t think voting would make a difference in his life.