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AFGHANISTAN CHOOSES A NEW GOVERNMENT
Female delegates read an official statement during the opening session of the Loya JirgaDelegates wait for the beginning of the Loya Jirga meeting
Afghan interim leader Hamid Karzai and former Afghan King Mohammad Zaher Shah leave the opening ceremony of the Loya Jirga meetingAn Afghan Loya Jirga great council delegate shows her ballot paper
Delegates representing Nangarhar province attend the Loya JirgaHamid Karzai, the newly elected president of Afghanistan, speaks to Loya Jirga (Grand Council) delegates
Unidentified delegates to the grand council discuss the formation of a new legislative body during a Loya Jirga meetingAn Afghan delegate talks with two women delegates during the Loya Jirga
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 An Afghan delegate talks with two women delegates during the Loya Jirga

An Afghan delegate talks with two women delegates during the Loya Jirga, June 16, 2002, in Kabul. (AP/Wide World Photo - Amir Shah)

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