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By Jessica Donati KABUL (Reuters) - The United States has cancelled funding for opinion polls in the run-up to Afghanistan's presidential election, a U.S.-funded group said, after a first poll in December triggered accusations of U.S. attempts to manipulate the outcome. The cut in funding comes as relations between the United States and Afghanistan have been severely strained over President Hamid Karzai's refusal to sign a bilateral security pact that would enable U.S. troops to stay beyond this year. An official at a U.S.-funded group that promotes democracy said it and other such organisations had planned to carry out opinion polls as Afghanistan prepares for the April 5 election.Read more...