Politics & Government
Children carry plastic jugs to fill at one of the few wells in Woch Tangi, August 13, 2009. Former refugees have built three settlements in a desolate valley in eastern Afghanistan. Outsiders rarely visit the valley, home to some 15,000 people. But with the approach of the Aug. 20 elections, every day sees candidates or their proxies visiting the valley in search of votes. (Jonathan S. Landay/MCT)
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Two men walk through one of three settlements that former refugees have built in a desolate valley in eastern Afghanistan, August 13, 2009. Outsiders rarely visit the valley, home to some 15,000 people. But with the approach of the Aug. 20 elections, every day sees candidates or their proxies visiting the valley in search of votes. (Jonathan S. Landay/MCT)
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Nek Mohammad, 45, stands outside his tent in Woch Tangi, a desolate eastern valley in which some 15,000 former refugees have built three settlements, August 13, 2009. Outsiders rarely visit the valley. But with the approach of the Aug. 20 elections, every day sees candidates or their proxies visiting the valley in search of votes. (Jonathan S. Landay/MCT)
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Nadir Khan, 75, is the headman of one of three settlements that former refugees have built in a desolate valley in eastern Afghanistan, August 13, 2009. Outsiders rarely visit the valley, home to some 15,000 people. But with the approach of the Aug. 20 elections, every day sees candidates or their proxies visiting the valley in search of votes. (Jonathan S. Landay/MCT)
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