Let

be a parallelepiped with

. Prove the inequality

In what cases does equality hold?
Proposed by France.
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Let $ABCDEFGH$ be a parallelepiped with $AE \parallel BF \parallel CG \parallel DH$. Prove the inequality
$$AF + AH + AC \leq AB + AD + AE + AG.$$
In what cases does equality hold?
Proposed by France.