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An Afghan worker verifies the identification card of a resident during parliamentary elections at a polling center in the Matun district, Khost province, Afghanistan, Sept. 18, 2010.

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An Afghan worker verifies the identification card of a resident during parliamentary elections at a polling center in the Matun district, Khost province, Afghanistan, Sept. 18, 2010.

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