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Afghan soldiers unload election ballots from an Afghan Air Corps Mi-17 on Forward Operating Base Orgun-E, Afghanistan, Aug. 16. During a two-day period, U.S. Air Force mentors from the 438th Air Expeditionary Advisor Group and Afghan pilots delivered ballots, polling kits, tables and chairs to remote Afghan locations to support the elections.

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Afghan soldiers unload election ballots from an Afghan Air Corps Mi-17 on Forward Operating Base Orgun-E, Afghanistan, Aug. 16. During a two-day period, U.S. Air Force mentors from the 438th Air Expeditionary Advisor Group and Afghan pilots delivered ballots, polling kits, tables and chairs to remote Afghan locations to support the elections.

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