These are U.S. Consulate "pouch mail" that upon receipt at the Dept of State in Washington, D.C. are cancelled and distributed to the appropriate person.
They were never postmarked in Afghanistan. The envelopes are sealed with the appropriate countries' postage (un-cancelled); upon receipt at the State Department in Washington, the pouch is opened; the mail run through a cancellation machine with the slogan 'THIS ARTICLE ORIGINALLY MAILED IN COUNTRY INDICATED BY POSTAGE". The only postmark received is in the U.S.
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