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• HERDS of mountain donkeys have been helping to bring democracy to some of the remotest areas of Afghanistan.
  The democracy donkeys have been co-opted for the task of delivering 40 million ballot papers because they can penetrate mountain passes and muddy valleys beyond the reach of other transport.
  
  More than 400 international observers are in Afghanistan to monitor the elections, and some of them have had to follow the trail of the donkeys to ensure that the precious ballot papers are not lost, stolen or damaged.
  
  The papers themselves were printed in Britain and Austria, then flown to Afghanistan in huge Russian-built Antonov transport aircraft. The contract is being paid for out of a budget of £83 million donated to the election by the EU, Japan and other countries.