The idle craft is parked in an airport in the northern city, Mazar-i-Sharif, with a coat of golden paint.

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Apart from the new, modern atrium with a view of the countryside, a fresh coat of paint and some structural repairs, little appears to have changed.

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As is often the case with paint jobs, the new anti-chemical-weapon paint needs an undercoat and a top coat.

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