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Afgar
Afgar is a musical with lyrics by Douglas Furber, music by Charles Cuvillier and book by Fred Thompson and Worton David. The London production opened at the Pavilion Theatre on September 17, 1919. The Broadway production opened on November 8, 1920 at the Central Theatre and ran for 168 performan..
Afgedamde Maas
The Meuse river splits near Heusden into the Afgedamde Maas on the right and the Bergse Maas on the left. The north branch joins the Waal near Woudrichem to form the Boven Merwede. The Bergse Maas has been formed in 1904, to divert the flow of the Meuse from the route now called Afgedamde Maas (Dam..
Afgeio
Afgeio (Greek, Modern: Αυγείο, Ancient/Katharevoussa: -on) is a village that is in the northern part of the municipality of Amaliada in the prefecture of Ilia. Distance from Gastouni is about 9 km E along with the highway is also about 8 km E, 8 km N of Amaliada and about 8 km west of the dam..
Afgekia
Afgekia is a small genus of large perennial climbing shrubs native to Asia, reminiscent of the related genus Wisteria. The genus was named from the initials of Arthur Francis George Kerr (1877–1942), an Irish-born plant collector who worked in then-Siam in the early twentieth century. Exter..
Afghan
Afghan can refer to: AfghanistanPeople of AfghanistanA Pashtun (ethnicity)A Tajik (ethnicity)A Hazara (ethnicity)An Uzbek (ethnicity)The Afghan houndAn Afghan blanketAn Afghan carpetAfghan SolidarityAfghan Students International (ASI)For etymology of Afghan/Afghanistan, see List of country name ety..
Afghanaid
AfghanAid is a secular British humanitarian-aid non-governmental charity. Founded in 1983, it helps Afghan people from Afghanistan in need. External links [Home Page][Aid Watch][Observatoire de l'action humanitaire] ..
Afghani
Afghani can refer to: Afghan afghani is the currency used in Afghanistan.Afghan people are commonly referred to as "Afghani" in most South Asian languages such as Hindi and Urdu.Jamal al-Din al-Afghani was an Afghan Muslim nationalist and modernist in the early 20th century.Afghani (strain) is the n..
Afghanistan
Afghanistan (officially the Transitional Islamic State of Afghanistan (as per ISO); Pashto: د افغانستان اسلامي جمهوریت, Persian (Dari): جمهوری اسلامی افغانستان), is a landlocked country at the crossroads of Asia. Generally considered a part of Central Asi..
Afghanistan at the 1936 Summer Olympics
Afghanistan competed at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, Germany under the IOC country code AFG. It was the first appearance of the Asian nation. Afghanistan 0 0 0 0 Results and competitors by event ..
Afghanistan at the 1948 Summer Olympics
Afghanistan competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, Great Britain under the IOC country code AFG. It was the second appearance of the Asian nation, which made its debut in 1936. Afghanistan 0 0 0 0 Results and competitors by event ..
Afghanistan at the 1956 Summer Olympics
Afghanistan competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia under the IOC country code AFG. It was the third appearance of the Asian nation, which made its debut in 1936 and missed the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki. Afghanistan 0 0 0 0 Results and competitors by event ..
Afghanistan at the 1960 Summer Olympics
Afghanistan competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, Italy under the IOC country code AFG. It was the fourth appearance of the Asian nation, which made its debut in 1936. Afghanistan 0 0 0 0 Results and competitors by event ..
Afghanistan at the 1964 Summer Olympics
Afghanistan competed at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan under the IOC country code AFG. It was the fifth appearance of the Asian nation, which made its debut in 1936. Afghanistan 0 0 0 0 Results and competitors by event ..
Afghanistan at the 1968 Summer Olympics
Afghanistan competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Mexico under the IOC country code AFG. It was the sixth appearance of the Asian nation, which made it's debut in 1936. Afghanistan 0 0 0 0 Results and competitors by event ..
Afghanistan at the 1972 Summer Olympics
Afghanistan competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany under the IOC country code AFG. It was the seventh appearance of the Asian nation, which made its debut in 1936. Total Afghanistan 0 0 0 0 ..
Afghanistan at the 1980 Summer Olympics
Although many nations boycotted the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow because of the 1979 Soviet invasion of Afghanistan, the Asian nation itself ironically participated in the Russian capital under the IOC country code AFG. It was the 8th appearance of the war-torn country, which made its debut in ..
Afghanistan at the 1988 Summer Olympics
Afghanistan competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea under the IOC country code AFG. It was the 9th appearance of the war-torn Asian nation, which made it's debut in 1936. Afghanistan 0 0 0 0 Results and competitors by event ..
Afghanistan at the 1992 Summer Olympics
Afghanistan competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain under the IOC country code AFG. It was the tenth appearance of the war-torn Asian nation, which made its debut in 1936. Afghanistan 0 0 0 0 Results and competitors by event ..
Afghanistan at the 1996 Summer Olympics
Afghanistan competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia under the IOC country code AFG. It was the eleventh appearance of the war-torn Asian nation at the Olympic Games Total Afghanistan 0 0 0 0 Resu..
Afghanistan at the 2004 Summer Olympics
Afghanistan was represented at the 2004 Summer Olympics by the Afghanistan National Olympic Committee and abbreviated AFG. Six athletes from Afghanistan competed in five sports in Athens, Greece. Afghanistan first competed in the Olympics in 1936, but was banned in 1999, during Taliban rule, an..
Afghanistan Campaign Medal
Afghanistan Campaign Medal obverse (left) and reverse (right). The Afghanistan Campaign Medal is a military decoration of the United States military which was created by Executive Order of President George W. Bush on November 28, 2004. A similar medal, known as the Iraq Campaign Medal was aut..
Afghanistan Football Federation
Founded 1933 FIFA affiliation 1948 AFC affiliation 1954 PresidentRAKHIMOV Bakhtier CoachMOHAMMED Kargar The Afghanistan Football Federation is the governing body of football in Afghanistan, controlling the Afghan national team. It was founded in 1933, and has been a member of FIFA since 1..
Afghanistan friendly fire incident
The Afghanistan friendly fire incident refers to the accidental killing of four Canadian soldiers and the injury of eight others from the Third Battalion of Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry (3PPCLI) on April 18, 2002 by an American F-16 fighter jet. The aircraft, piloted by U.S. Air Nati..
Afghanistan Liberation Organization
ALO logo Afghanistan Liberation Organization (Sazman-i Rihayi Afghanistan, ALO) is a Maoist political group in Afghanistan. It was founded by Faiz Ahmad in 1973. ALO is one of several organization that grew out of the Sholaye Javid (Eternal Flame) movement. ALO was originally named Revolutionary..
Afghanistan Meteorological Authority
The Afghanistan Meteorological Authority is located in Kabul, Afghanistan. Under the leadership of Abdul Qadeer, a staff of 120 personnel are re-building a weather infrastructure after years of Taliban-led violence and censorship. Qadeer has been the head of the authority since the late 1970s. Hi..
Afghanistan national football team
The Afghanistan national football team is the national team of Afghanistan and is controlled by the Football Federation of Afghanistan.The national team was founded in 1933 and joined FIFA in 1948. The Afghanistan national team play their home games in Ghazi National Olympic Stadium which was built..
Afghanistan Oil Pipeline
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Afghanistan Orbat
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Afghanistan Pakistan People's Friendship Association
Afghanistan Pakistan People's Friendship Association is a group which operates in Afghanistan and Pakistan with the aim to promote various issues such as refugees, free trade zones, education, landmines, and poverty. The organisation organises various conferences, including collaborative efforts wit..
Afghanistan presidential election, 2004
A Joint Electoral Management Body employee, right, explains how to fill out an election ballot to an Afghan woman in the village of Raban An election to the office of President of Afghanistan was held on October 9, 2004. Hamid Karzai won the election with 55.4% of the votes and three times mo..
Afghanistan timeline 1896–1900
Timeline of Afghan history 1896 Negotiations are going on between the Indian government and the amir tending to the appointment of a joint commission for determining the last 100 miles of Indo-Afghan frontier yet unsettled, from Lundi Kotal in the Khyber to Nawar Kotal on the Kunar River. Nasrulla..
Afghanistan timeline 1901–1910
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Afghanistan timeline 1926–1930
Timeline of Afghan history 1926 Afghanistan suffers during the year from the effects of the great Khost rebellion of the previous year, and little, if any, progress is made in developing the country. June 9 Amanullah changes his title from amir to padshah ("king"). August 31 A treaty of neutrali..
Afghanistan timeline 1931–1940
Timeline of Afghan history 1931 May 1931 July 1931 1932 Kabul University is established. Initially, only a faculty of medicine exists. February 1932 End of September 1932 1933 February 1933 July 1933 October 6 1933 November 8 1933 1934 Early 1934 September 1934 October 25 1934 1935 Summer 1935 ..
Afghanistan timeline 1941–1950
Timeline of Afghan history 1941 Under its enlightened monarch Zahir Shah the country is advancing steadily in education and in the industries which are expected to exercise a civilizing influence on its turbulent people. But endeavours to stir up trouble are not lacking. The ex-emir Amanullah is ha..
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Afghanistan timeline 1966–1970
Afghanistan timeline 1966 Thanks largely to the intelligent use which is made of the aid given by the U.S.S.R., the United States, West Germany, Britain, China, and the World Bank, the internal economy of the country makes good progress. The first five-year plan, begun in 1956, aimed at encouragi..
Afghanistan timeline 1971–1975
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Afghanistan timeline 1976–1980
Afghanistan timeline 1976 President Daud Khan pursues schemes of economic development and agricultural improvements with substantial aid from China, the U.S.S.R., Iran, and Kuwait, partly in the form of long-term loans and partly in technical aid. April 1976 Floods and earthquakes devastate the pr..
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Afghanistan timeline 2000
See also: 1999 in Afghanistan, other events of 2000, 2001 in Afghanistan and the Timeline of Afghan history. Contents 1 Events1.1 January-March1.2 April1.3 May1.4 June to September1.5 October to December Events January-March January 16 - The ruling Taliban moveme..
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Afghanistan–Uzbekistan Friendship Bridge
The Afghanistan–Uzbekistan Friendship Bridge ([37.2278° N 67.4282° E]) is a bridge built over the river Amu Darya connecting the Uzbek city of Termez with the city of Jeyretan in the Balkh Province in northern Afghanistan. It was built by the Soviet Army in 1982 to supply its..
Afghanite
Afghanite, (Na,Ca,K)8(Si,Al)12O24(SO4,Cl,CO3)3·H2O, is a hydrous sodium, calcium, potassium, sulfate, chloride, carbonate alumno-silicate mineral. Afghanite is a feldspathoid of the cancrinite group and typically occurs with sodalite group minerals. It forms blue to colorless, typically massi..
Afghan afghani
This article refers to the currency. For other uses, see Afghani. The afghani is the official currency used in Afghanistan. It is divided into 100 pul. This currency is not pegged to another currency. Contents 1 History1.1 First Afghani, 1925-20031.2 Second Afghani, 2003-2 ..
Afghan Air Force
The Afghan Air Force is the military branch in Afghanistan responsible for air warfare, including air defense. Contents 1 History2 Current3 Inventory4 Facilities5 Insignia6 See also7 Sources History --> The Afghan Air Force was officially formed 22 August 192..
Afghan blanket
An Afghan is a blanket, wrap, or shawl of colored wool, knitted or crocheted in geometric shapes. In terms of etymology, it's likely that the wraps or shawls that came to be called afghans were originally patterned after textiles from the Afghanistan region. According to the Oxford English Diction..
Afghan bread
Afghan bread or Nan-i-Afghani is the national bread of Afghanistan, the bread is oval or rectangle and baked in a tandoor, the primary cooking equipment of the sub-continent region. The Afghan tandoor sits above ground and is round and made of bricks, which are heated to cook the bread. Afghan bre..
Afghan Breakdown
Afghan Breakdown (Afganskiy Izlom in Russian) is a 1991 movie about the Soviet war in Afghanistan directed by Vladimir Bortko and co-produced by Italy and the USSR (Lenfilm). Michele Placido, from the Italian mafia TV series The Octopus/La Piovra plays the main hero, Major Bandura, a commander of ..
Afghan Cabinet of Ministers
redirect [[Template:Politics of Afghanistan]] The Cabinet of Ministers of Afghanistan is made of the heads of all the government ministries. The president selects the members of cabinet with the approval of the National Assembly of the country. These are the current members of the Cabinet. Defe..
Afghan Canadians
Afghan Canadians are people in Canada who were born, or have ancestors who were born, in Afghanistan. List of Afghan Canadians Nelofer Pazira - filmmaker and author (Kandahar, Return to Kandahar, A Bed of Red Flowers: In Search of My Afghanistan) ..
Afghan Christians
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Afghan Church
The Church of St John the Evangelist better known as the Afghan Church is a church in South Mumbai, India built by the British to commemorate the dead of the disastrous First Afghan War of 1838. The church is located in Navy Nagar in the Colaba area of Mumbai (Bombay). Besides British soldiers i..
Afghan Civil War
Liberation of Kabul By 1992 Najibullah who had been President of Afghanistan for almost 6 years, agreed to step down in favor of a transitional government. The United Nations presented a plan to Dr. Najibullah that as soon as he resigns, a multi national UN force would be sent quickly to stabaliz..
Afghan Constitution Commission
The Afghan Constitution Commission (or Afghan Constitutional Commission) was established October 5, 2002 as required by the Bonn Agreement, which stipulated that a new Afghan constitution be adopted by a loya jirga. The loya jirga was required to convene within eighteen months of the establishment o..
Afghan cricket team
The Afghan cricket team is a national cricket team representing Afghanistan. They have been an Affiliate Member of the ICC since 2001, and an Associate Member of the Asian Cricket Council since 2003. Originally the Taliban regime in Afghanistan had banned cricket as they had banned most other sport..
Afghan Defense Ministry
redirect [[Template:Politics of Afghanistan]]The Afghan Defense Ministry is an organ of the Government of Afghanistan, overseeing the Afghan National Army. As of 2004, it is headed by Abdul Rahim Wardak, a former mujahideen who also received some military training in the United States. Earlier, it..
Afghan Disarmament, Demobilization and Reintegration Program
The Afghan Disarmament, Demobilization and Reintegration Program (DDR) was established by the government of Afghanistan to disarm 100,000 former combatants and integrate them into civilian life. The first phase of the operation began July 1, 2003 and focused on Kunduz Province, Bamiyan Province, an..
Afghan Hedgehog
The Afghan Hedgehog (Hemiechinus auritus megalotis) [link] is a subspecies of long-eared hedgehog native to Afghanistan and Pakistan. It is larger and reddish in colour, but otherwise similar in appearance to the long-eared hedgehog. At 23-28 cm long and 700 to 900 grams of weight, the A..
Afghan Hound
The Afghan Hound is a very old sighthound dog breed. Distinguished by its thick, fine, silky coat and its tail with a ring curl at the end, the breed acquired its unique features in the cold mountains of Afghanistan, where it was originally used to hunt wolves, foxes, and gazelles. Contents 1&..
Afghan Independence Day
Afghan Independence Day is celebrated in Afghanistan on 19 August to commemorate the Treaty of Rawalpindi in 1919. The treaty granted independence from Britain. The day was celebrated until 1992, when mujahedeen backed by the United States over threw the former communist regime backed by the Soviet..
Afghan Islamic Press
Afghan Islamic Press (AIP) is a private and independent news agency headquartered in Pakistan. During the existence of the Taleban it was often used by members to release statements. The agency was often used as a source during the 2001 U.S. invasion of Afghanistan. External link: Afghan Islamic Pr..
Afghan Kadu Bouranee
Afghan kadu bouranee is a pumpkin dish made by frying pumpkin with different spices. It is topped with chaka/sour cream and dried mint. Kadu bouranee is eaten with bread or rice. ..
Afghan Kofta
Kofta is an Afghan dish consisting of meatballs made of ground beef or lamb and simmered in a spiced tomato sauce. This dish is often accompanied by rice or eaten with shola. ..
Afghan Kush
Afghan Kush is an expensive variety of cannabis with prices at around $3,200 per pound. Afghan Kush is a hybrid strain between the cannabis cultivar Kush (indica, from the Indian part of the Hindu Kush region) and an Afghani indica cultivar. It not the same strain as AK-47 (which has a flowering t..
Afghan Massacre - the Convoy of Death (film)
Afghan Massacre: Convoy of Death is a 2002 documentary by Irish documentary filmmaker Jamie Doran about war crimes committed on Taliban soldiers in November 2001 after they had surrendered to America’s Afghan allies after the siege of Konduz. It shows eyewitnesses relating how people were transpor..
Afghan Ministry of Health
Afghan Ministry of Health is an organ of the government of Afghanistan which deals with matters concerning the health of the population of Afghanistan. The body has large funds at its disposal with which it may train, educate and cure. Following the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan the Ministry of Healt..
Afghan Mobile Mini Children's Circus
The Afghan Mobile Mini Children's Circus (MMCC) is a traveling educational entertainment group in Afghanistan. MMCC accepts children aged 5-17 to learn juggling, unicycling, acrobatics, singing, comedy, theater and magic tricks. Their goal is to bring laughter back to the children of the war-torn ..
Afghan Moxammad
Äfğan Möxämmäd khan [af-GHAHN mer-kham-MAT] - the ruler of Qasim Khanate, 17th century. ..
Afghan Museum
The Afghan Museum is a museum in Hamburg, Germany, storing Afghan history. It is a private museum and was opened in 1998. It was founded by Nek Mohamed, who was born in Afghanistan. The museum is located in a century old warehouse in "Speicher-stadt". See also Afghan National Museum External link..
Afghan National Army
Emblem of the Afghan National Army. President Karzai reviews the first soldiers of the Afghan National Army. Afghan National Army on parade, 2006. The Afghan National Army (ANA) is the army of Afghanistan and is being trained by the coalition forces in Afghanistan to ultimately ta..
Afghan National Museum
Founded in the 1920s, the Afghan National Museum is a place for storage and appreciation of old Afghan items of interest. It is a two-story building located in the historic city of Kabul, Afghanistan. Its collection was once one of the finest in Central Asia with 100,000 items dated back several mil..
Afghan National Solidarity Programme
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Afghan New Beginnings Programme
The Afghan New Beginnings Programme aims to demobilise and reintegrate thousands of child combatants in Afghanistan. Many boys in Afghanistan were born into war. They have never known peace, but instead have encountered banditry and murder. A number of boy soldiers were conscripted for the sexual g..
Afghan Northern Alliance
The Northern Alliance was a term used by the Western media, Taliban and Al-Qaeda to identify the United Islamic Front for the Salvation of Afghanistan, a military-political coalition of various Afghan groups fighting against the Taliban. Although recognised by most foreign nations as the legal Gover..
Afghan parliamentary election, 2005
Afghanistan held parliamentary and provincial council elections on 18 September 2005. The first results were declared on 9 October. Final results were delayed by accusations of fraud, and were finally announced on 12 November. Contents 1 Results2 Turnout3 Electoral system4 S..
Afghan poetry
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Afghan rupee
The rupee was the currency of Afghanistan until 1925. Before 1891, silver rupees circulated with copper falus and gold mohur. The three metals had no fixed echange rate between them. In 1891, a new currency was introduced, based on the rupee divided into 60 paisa, each of 10 dinar. This was replace..
Afghan Scout Association
redirect[[Template:Portal]] Da Afğānistān Sarandoy Tolanah English translation: Afghan Scout Association Supranational affiliation: WOSM potential member Date of founding: 1931 Most recent membership figures: 20,000 (estimated) See also: * Ittihodi Scouthoi Tojikiston Scouti..
Afghan Snowfinch
The Afghan Snowfinch (Montifringilla theresae) is a bird of the sparrow family and is an Afghan endemic. The bird was titled 'Afghan Snowfinch' by Richard Meinertzhagen. ..
Afghan Social Democratic Party
The Afghan Social Democratic Party is a political party in Afghanistan. The size of the party is not available yet, since parliamentary elections have not yet been held. The party is also applying for observer status in Socialist International. History According to the party's site, it was founded..
Afghan Solidarity
Afghan Solidarity is a privately owned non-profit group dedicated to spreading awareness about Afghanistan. It was founded on June 4, 2001 by Farhad Ahad. The objectives set forth include: To advocate unity amongst the people of Afghanistan To promote peace and political stability in Afghanistan..
Afghan Special Narcotics Force
The Afghan Special Narcotics Force (ASNF) is in charge of counter narcotics operations in Afghanistan. It began at the end of 2003. The ASNF operates under the control of the Afghan Ministry of the Interior. All of its operations are sanctioned by the President and Minister of the Interior. ..
Afghan Supreme Court
redirect [[Template:Politics of Afghanistan]]The Afghan Supreme Court (Stera Mahkama) is the court of last resort in Afghanistan. It was created by the Constitution of Afghanistan, which was approved on January 4, 2004. Its creation was called for by the Bonn Agreement, which read in part: The jud..
Afghan Television
Afghan Television is an [Afghan Media Network] Program of the Afghan Christians based in Memphis, Tennessee. The 30-minute weekly programs are broadcast into Afghanistan every Monday with three repeats. The host of this television program, which is also known as [Voice of Christ ..
Afghan Transitional Administration
The Afghan Transitional Administration was an interim governmental body established in mid-2002 under US auspices to govern Afghanistan in the wake of the 2001 US-led coalition defeat of the Taliban regime and the resulting power vacuum. It was set up in June and July of 2002. It has been replace..
Afghan Turkestan
Afghan Turkestan is a northeastern part of Afghanistan, on the border with the former Soviet republics of Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan. Afghan Turkestan is also the name of a former province in this area, which was centred on Mazar-e Sharif and included territory in the modern provinces of Kunduz, B..
Afghan Wars
A series of three wars between the United Kingdom and Afghanistan in the 19th century and early 20th century was formerly called the Afghan Wars but is now referred to as the Anglo-Afghan wars perhaps to distinguish them from the civil strife in the 1980s. For more information on the Anglo-Afghan W..
Afghan Water and Power Ministry
Afghan Water and Power Ministry is an organ of the government of Afghanistan. Following the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan the ministry had the task of co-ordinating an effort to reintroduce power to areas of Afghanistan that had been cut off. Areas particularly badly affected were southern regions - ..
Afghan Wireless Communication Company
Ehsan Bayat The Afghan Wireless Communication Company provides wireless voice and data services with national and international connectivity in Afghanistan. It is a joint venture between Telephone Systems International in the United States and the Afghan Ministry of Communications. The company curre..
Afghan Women's Network
The Afghan Women's Network was created in 1996 by Afghan women following the World Conference on Women in Beijing and works to, "empower women and ensure their equal participation in Afghan society."[link] The organization is one of the most prominent of its kind in Afghanistan. See also ..
AFGNCAAP
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AF Guardian
The Grumman AF Guardian was the first purpose-built anti-submarine aircraft to enter service in the U.S. Navy. The original design, the XTB2F of 1944, was to be a twin-engined aircraft with a 3,600-pound warload and a range of 3,700 miles. This was considered to be too large for practical use from..
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