An Afghan produces pottery at a shop in the Istalif district of Kabul, Afghanistan, 16 September 2015. The small village of Istalif is famed for its pottery and use to be frequented by many foreigners to buy the wares however workers are concerned with the declining number of foreigners in the country due to the ongoing security situation. (Photo by Jawad Jalali/EPA)





Afghan girls study at an open area, founded by Bangladesh Rural Advancement Committee (BRAC), outside Jalalabad city, Afghanistan September 16, 2015. (Photo by Reuters/Parwiz)





Afghan girls study at an open area, founded by Bangladesh Rural Advancement Committee (BRAC), outside Jalalabad city, Afghanistan September 16, 2015. (Photo by Reuters/Parwiz)





An Afghan woman bakes bread in her oven at their house outside Jalalabad, Afghanistan September 16, 2015. (Photo by Reuters/Parwiz)





An Afghan man works at a livestock market in Kabul, Afghanistan September 21, 2015. (Photo by Mohammad Ismail/Reuters)





People shop for festive goods in preparation for the Eid al-Adha festival, in Kabul, Afghanistan September 23, 2015. (Photo by Omar Sobhani/Reuters)





An Afghan shopkeeper waits for customers with his son at his shop which sells female clothing, ahead of the Eid al-Adha festival, in Kabul, Afghanistan September 23, 2015. (Photo by Omar Sobhani/Reuters)





People shop for festive goods in preparation for the Eid al-Adha festival, in Kabul, Afghanistan September 23, 2015. (Photo by Omar Sobhani/Reuters)





An Afghan man selling dried fruits waits for customers ahead of the Eid al-Adha festival, in Kabul, Afghanistan September 23, 2015. (Photo by Omar Sobhani/Reuters)





Afghan soldiers keep watch during a battle with the Taliban in Kunduz Province, Afghanistan September 28, 2015. Afghan Taliban fighters on Monday seized control of a 200-bed hospital in Kunduz city in the north, a spokesman for the militants said.The Taliban launched a fierce offensive from three directions on Kunduz just after dawn, raising fresh fears parts of the provincial capital could fall into their hands. (Photo by Reuters/Stringer)





Afghan residents sit on a truck as they leave their home after a battle with the Taliban in Kunduz Province, Afghanistan September 28, 2015. Taliban fighters battled their way into the centre of Kunduz city in Afghanistan's north on Monday and were within blocks of the governor's compound, the worst breach of a major city in nearly 14 years of war, witnesses and security sources said. (Photo by Reuters/Stringer)





Afghan residents leave their home after a battle with the Taliban in Kunduz Province, Afghanistan September 28, 2015. (Photo by Reuters/Stringer)





Afghan security forces travel on an armored vehicle in Kunduz Province, Afghanistan September 28, 2015. (Photo by Reuters/Stringer)





Afghan men play volleyball in Kabul, Afghanistan October 22, 2015. (Photo by Mohammad Ismail/Reuters)





An Afghan man uses a wheelbarrow to move aid he received from the International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies after an earthquake, in Rodat district of Jalalabad province, Afghanistan October 29, 2015. The Taliban urged aid agencies on Tuesday to push ahead in delivering emergency relief supplies after a major earthquake hit remote mountainous regions of northern Afghanistan and Pakistan. Relief groups' efforts to assess the damage were hindered by an unstable security situation that has left much of the affected areas unsafe for international aid workers and government troops. But the Taliban, which have stepped up their Islamist insurgency against the Western-backed government in Kabul this year, indicated they would not stand in the way of aid efforts. (Photo by Reuters/Parwiz)





Labourers shovel coal onto a truck at a coal dump site outside Kabul in this January 23, 2014 file photo. (Photo by Omar Sobhani/Reuters)





A vendor waits for customers at his firewood stall in Kabul, Afghanistan November 12, 2015. (Photo by Mohammad Ismail/Reuters)





Afghan children play with a balloon outside their house in Kabul, Afghanistan November 16, 2015. (Photo by Omar Sobhani/Reuters)





People climb up a hill to watch the sunset in Kabul, Afghanistan November 16, 2015. (Photo by Mohammad Ismail/Reuters)





An Afghan laborer works at a charcoal shop in Kabul, Afghanistan, Monday, November 16, 2015. In the winter, prices of wood and charcoal rise among all other necessities for Afghans. (Photo by Rahmat Gul/AP Photo)





Afghan women collect Saffron from flowers at a facility in Herat, Afghanistan, 04 November 2015. Saffron, the world's most costly spices by weight, is seen as alternative to poppy cultivation. Saffron is well-known for its color, flavor and medicinal properties. (Photo by Jalil Rezayee/EPA)





An Afghan works among his wares at a shop in the Istalif district of Kabul, Afghanistan, 16 September 2015. (Photo by Jawad Jalali/EPA)





A soldier checks an auto Rickshaw outside the Forward Operating Base or Jalalabad Airport in Jalalabad, Afghanistan, 02 October 2015. A US military C-130 J transport plane crashed in Jalalabad, eastern Afghanistan, killing six crew and five civilian passengers, the US air force said late 01 October. The cause of the incident is still under investigation. (Photo by Ghulamullah Habibi/EPA)





Afghan children juggle during a circus campaign in Herat, Afghanistan, 07 October 2015. The Championship is organized by the Mobile Mini Circus for Children (MMCC), a non-profit organization dedicated to empowering young people, established in 2002, which has grown into a countrywide education program focusing on teaching children to lead. (Photo by Jalil Rezayee/EPA)





Afghan men sit in an exam to join Afghan National Army in Herat, Afghanistan, 29 October 2015. Afghan national security forces took over full responsibility for the country's security on 01 January 2015, as NATO-led coalition forces ended their 13-year-old active combat mission and started a new phase providing training, advice, and assistance, however, the country has since experienced an increase in attacks. (Photo by Jalil Rezayee/EPA)





Afghan children are reflected in flood water as they make their way to play on the outskirts of Kabul, Afghanistan, Sunday, November 15, 2015. (Photo by Rahmat Gul/AP Photo)





An Afghan boy eats an ice cream as he waits for customers at a livestock market ahead of the sacrificial Eid al-Adha festival in Mazar-i-Sharif on September 21, 2015. Muslims across the world are preparing to celebrate annual festival of Eid al-Adha or the festival of sacrifice which marks the end of the Hajj pilgrimage to Mecca and commemorates prophet Abraham's readiness to sacrifice his son to show obedience to God. (Photo by Farshad Usyan/AFP Photo)





An Afghan boy rides a horse on Nadir Khan hilltop in Kabul, Afghanistan, November 21, 2015. (Photo by Rahmat Gul/AP Photo)





Afghan day laborers work at a brick factory on the outskirts of Kabul, Afghanistan, Novmber 23, 2015. The men generally work for eight hours a day, six days a week, and make about $7 per day. (Photo by Rahmat Gul/AP Photo)





Afghan women and a boy make their way in Kabul, Afghanistan, Sunday, November 15, 2015. (Photo by Rahmat Gul/AP Photo)





An Afghan worker poses for a photograph next to coal blocks to be crushed and sold as fuel source during winters in Kabul, Afghanistan, November18, 2015. Afghanistan is experiencing a harsh winter season with temperatures falling well below freezing in many parts of the country. (Photo by Hedayatullah Amid/EPA)