An Afghan boy sells balloons in Kabul, Afghanistan

An Afghan boy sells balloons in Kabul, Afghanistan

Farhad Darya performs during a concert for Afghan women to mark International Peace Day

Afghan singer Farhad Darya performs during a concert for Afghan women to mark International Peace Day, in Kabul, Afghanistan

Children fly kites as the moon rises in Kabul, Afghanistan

Children fly kites as the moon rises in Kabul, Afghanistan

Afghans ride their bicycles back in a dusty road in Kabul, Afghanistan

Afghans ride their bicycles back in a dusty road in Kabul, Afghanistan

An Afghan Sunni Muslim man pauses his way to pray in front of a mosque

An Afghan Sunni Muslim man pauses his way to pray in front of a mosque at nightfall as the rain approaches in the old part of Kabul

A man cries as he hears reports suggesting a Qur'an has been desecrated in the United States.

A man cries as he hears reports suggesting a Qur'an has been desecrated in the United States. 

Afghan women look on from behind an iron railing at an anti-U.S. protest in Kabul

Afghan women look on from behind an iron railing at an anti-U.S. protest in Kabul, Afghanistan, 

Burqa-clad Afghan women walk along a street in Kabul

Burqa-clad Afghan women walk along a street in Kabul

An burqa-clad Afghan woman begs following congregational Friday prayers

An burqa-clad Afghan woman begs following congregational Friday prayers

Cock-fighting tournament in Kabul

Cock fighting, a popular game amongst Afghans

An Afghan man prays at dusk on a hill near Kabu

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An Afghan man prays at dusk on a hill near Kabul

A shopping centre burns in Kabul

A shopping centre burns in Kabul, where Taleban suicide bombers and gunmen carried out co-ordinated attacks

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Clashes between the Taliban and Afghan government forces in Kabul

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clashes between theTaliban and Afghan government forces in Kabul 

Afghan widows clad in burqas

Afghan widows clad in burqas line up during a cash for work project by humanitarian organisation CARE International in Kabul January 6, 2010. In this project, 500 Afghan widows, most of whom lost their husbands during the civil wars in Afghanistan, make blankets after receiving the materials from CARE.
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A policeman watches as boys play soccer

A policeman watches as boys play soccer in a street in Kabul December 28, 2009.
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A woman listens during an event for women

A woman listens during an event for women to discuss the presidential candidates in Kabul, August 11, 2009.

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