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Afghan residents bring ballot boxes from polling centers after parliamentary elections to an Afghan air force helicopter for transport to the main collection center in Ghazni, Afghanistan, Sept. 19, 2010.

BALLOT BOXES

Afghan residents bring ballot boxes from polling centers after parliamentary elections to an Afghan air force helicopter for transport to the main collection center in Ghazni, Afghanistan, Sept. 19, 2010.

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