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Afghan presidential election workers count and organize election ballots at a local school in Helmand province's Nawa district, Afghanistan, Aug. 21, 2009. The school was used as a polling site for national presidential elections, and U.S. and Afghan forces provided security.

BALLOT COUNT

Afghan presidential election workers count and organize election ballots at a local school in Helmand province's Nawa district, Afghanistan, Aug. 21, 2009. The school was used as a polling site for national presidential elections, and U.S. and Afghan forces provided security.

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