In this Wednesday, Oct. 17, 2018, photo, Afghan National Army soldiers stand guard at a checkpoint ahead of parliamentary elections, in Kabul, Afghanistan. Afghans will go to the polls on Saturday, hoping to bring change to a corrupt government that has lost nearly half the country to the Taliban. On Thursday, three top provincial officials in the southern province of Kandahar were killed by their own guards during a meeting to discuss security ahead of the vote. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul)

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