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Afghan men show their ink-stained fingers after voting in Herat, Afghanistan, Aug. 20, 2009. The election is the second democratic national election in Afghanistan's history.

VOTER'S INK

Afghan men show their ink-stained fingers after voting in Herat, Afghanistan, Aug. 20, 2009. The election is the second democratic national election in Afghanistan's history.

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