page_title: Afghan Americans
section_title: Notable people
hierarchical_section_title: Afghan Americans / Notable people
caption_attribution_description: Meeting in the Oval Office, Dr. Zalmay Khalilzad, U.S. Ambassador to Afghanistan, presents President George W. Bush an Afghan ballot from the first democratic election in Afghanistan Oct. 18, 2004. Despite the threat of terrorists attacks, about 8.4 million people voted in the election.
context_page_description: Afghan Americans are Americans of Afghan descent or Americans who originated from Afghanistan. Afghan Americans may originate from any of the ethnic groups of Afghanistan.
caption: Zalmay Khalilzad presents George W. Bush an Afghan ballot from the 2004 presidential election in Afghanistan.
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