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- ↑ Sydney Morning Herald: Laws our business, says Afghan envoy
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- ↑ "Afghan Foreign Ministry: Afghanistan Presents National Action Plan on Climate Change". Archived from the original on 2011-09-29. Retrieved 2011-01-10.
