Taliban say will not attack Afghan voters

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KABUL (Reuters) - Taliban fighters will not attack polling stations during next month's election in Afghanistan, a spokesman for the guerrillas said on Monday, but he vowed that the war against the government and U.S. forces would go on.

U.S. and Afghan government troops have killed more than 100 militants over the past few weeks in aggressive operations aimed at ensuring security for the September 18 election, the U.S. military said.

"We have decided not to target polling stations in civilian areas," a spokesman for the militant group, Abdul Latif Hakimi, said by telephone from an undisclosed location.

"U.S. and Afghan forces are setting up polling stations in crowded areas which if attacked will cause big losses," said Hakimi, who government and security officials believe is the main Taliban spokesman.

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Why can't they track this guy down???