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BEIJING - AUGUST 08: Nesar Ahmad Bahave of Afghanistan carries his country's flag during the Opening Ceremony for the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics at the National Stadium on August 8, 2008 in Beijing, China.

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BEIJING - AUGUST 08: Nesar Ahmad Bahave of Afghanistan carries his country's flag during the Opening Ceremony for the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics at the National Stadium on August 8, 2008 in Beijing, China.

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