Afghan women work in a sewing workshop in Kabul, Afghanistan, Monday, March 6, 2023. After the Taliban came to power in Afghanistan, women have been deprived of many of their basic rights. (Photo by Ebrahim Noroozi/AP Photo)





This picture taken on February 2, 2025 shows an illuminated wedding hall, at night in Kabul. As night settles over Afghanistan's capital, only a few small lights and neon signs pierce the darkness and thick blanket of winter pollution. But on some street corners, glittering colossal wedding halls loom out of the gloom. The city of more than six million people is often plunged into shadow due to ubiquitous power outages, which only the wealthiest can remedy with expensive generators or solar panels. (Photo by Wakil Kohsar/AFP Photo)





Yousef Nasimzada, a carpet seller shows carpets at his shop in Kabul, Afghanistan, 05 February 2025. Carpet producers in Afghanistan report a significant boost in exports and production, with about 90% of carpets now reaching international markets as traders related this with improved government support and reduced customs barriers. Despite these gains, industry leaders are calling for further assistance to enhance domestic production and address the high prices of handmade carpets, which have weakened the local market. The Ministry of Industry and Trade announced plans to continue supporting the sector, including facilitating trade and organizing exhibitions, contributing to the export of approximately 3,960 tons of carpets valued at over 15 million US dollars in 2024. This support is also creating job opportunities, particularly for women, in the carpet weaving industry across the country. (Photo by Samiullah Popal/EPA)





Afghan vendors carrying heart shaped balloons look for customers along a busy road in Kabul on February 12, 2025. (Photo by Wakil Kohsar/AFP Photo)





Afghan children queue to receive food aid distributed by a private charity foundation, in Mazar-i-Sharif on February 16, 2025. (Photo by Atif Aryan/AFP Photo)





Afghans receive sacks of food aid donated by a charity during the Islamic holy fasting month of Ramadan in Kandahar on March 9, 2025. (Photo by Sanaullah Seiam/AFP Photo)





An Afghan vendor carries plastic cans on a three-wheeler rickshaw along a street on the outskirts of Maidan Wardak province on February 16, 2025. (Photo by Mohammad Faisal Naweed/AFP Photo)





An Afghan tea vendor waits for customers at a livestock market on the outskirts of Kabul on February 18, 2025. (Photo by Wakil Kohsar/AFP Photo)





An Afghan tailor sews burqas for women, at a shop in Herat on February 18, 2025. (Photo by Mohsen Karimi/AFP Photo)





Taliban fighters patrol near the closed Torkham border with Pakistan, where Pakistani and Afghan forces exchanged fire overnight, in Torkham, Afghanistan, Monday, March 3, 2025. (Photo by Shafiullah Kakar/AP Photo)





Afghan women prepare “Bolani”, flatbreads stuffed with potatoes, at a bakery during the holy fasting month of Ramadan in Mazar-i-Sharif on March 6, 2025. (Photo by Atif Aryan/AFP Photo)





Afghan burqa-clad women wait in a queue to receive free iftar meal during the Islamic holy fasting month of Ramadan, on the outskirts of Kabul on March 12, 2025. (Photo by Wakil Kohsar/AFP Photo)





Afghan burqa-clad women receive free iftar meal during the Islamic holy fasting month of Ramadan, on the outskirts of Kabul on March 12, 2025. (Photo by Wakil Kohsar/AFP Photo)





Afghan children run amid a cloud of dust as a military helicopter lands at the green zone area in Kabul on March 23, 2025. (Photo by Wakil Kohsar/AFP Photo)





A Taliban security personnel stands guard as Afghan burqa-clad women wait in queue in the midst of a downpour to receive food supplies donated during the Islamic holy fasting month of Ramadan, in Kabul on March 25, 2025. (Photo by Wakil Kohsar/AFP Photo)





Afghan wrestlers fight at a makeshift wrestling arena in Kabul, Afghanistan, 04 April 2025. Spectators gathered to support their favorite wrestlers from provinces like Herat, Nimroz, Kandahar, Zabul, and Farah during these unofficial competitions, which are often held in celebration of the spring holidays and Nowruz. (Photo by Samiullah Popal/EPA/EFE)





Taliban security members keep watch as Afghan wrestlers fight at a makeshift wrestling arena in Kabul, Afghanistan, 04 April 2025. (Photo by Samiullah Popal/EPA/EFE)





Afghan wrestlers fight at a makeshift wrestling arena in Kabul, Afghanistan, 04 April 2025. (Photo by Samiullah Popal/EPA/EFE)





Afghan female students arrive for their lessons at a madrassa, or an Islamic school, on the outskirts of Mazar-i-Sharif on April 8, 2025. (Photo by Atif Aryan/AFP Photo)