Afghan refugees settle in a camp near the Torkham Pakistan-Afghanistan border, in Torkham, Afghanistan, Friday, November 3, 2023. A huge number of Afghans refugees entered the Torkham border to return home hours before the expiration of a Pakistani government deadline for those who are in the country illegally to leave or face deportation. (Photo by Ebrahim Noroozi/AP Photo)





Taliban fighters stand guard as Afghan refugees line up to register in a camp near the Torkham Pakistan-Afghanistan border in Torkham, Afghanistan, Saturday, November 4, 2023. A huge number of Afghans refugees entered the Torkham border to return home hours before the expiration of a Pakistani government deadline for those who are in the country illegally to leave or face deportation. (Photo by Ebrahim Noroozi/AP Photo)





Afghan refugees settle in a camp near the Torkham Pakistan-Afghanistan border in Torkham, Afghanistan, Saturday, November 4, 2023. A huge number of Afghans refugees entered the Torkham border to return home hours before the expiration of a Pakistani government deadline for those who are in the country illegally to leave or face deportation. (Photo by Ebrahim Noroozi/AP Photo)





Afghan refugees' children receive bread from a local charity at a makeshift camp upon their arrival from Pakistan, near the Afghanistan-Pakistan Torkham border in Nangarhar province on November 12, 2023. More than 165,000 Afghans have fled Pakistan in the month since its government ordered 1.7 million people to leave or face arrest and deportation, officials said. (Photo by Wakil Kohsar/AFP Photo)





Dowry for brides are displayed during a mass wedding ceremony for 100 couples in Herat, Afghanistan, 12 November 2023. The ceremony was organized by Habib Yar Charity Foundation in Herat for 100 economically challenged couples. (Photo by EPA/EFE/Stringer)





An Afghan vendor sorts fish as he waits for customers along a hill road in Surobi district of Kabul province on November 13, 2023. (Photo by Wakil Kohsar/AFP Photo)





Afghan children play at a field in the Fayzabad district of Badakhshan province on November 16, 2023. (Photo by Omer Abrar/AFP Photo)





An Afghan burqa-clad woman sits beside a girl, as they look for alms along a street in the Fayzabad district of Badakhshan province on November 16, 2023. (Photo by Omer Abrar/AFP Photo)





Afghan refugees sit beside their belongings at a registration centre upon their arrival from Pakistan, near the Afghanistan-Pakistan border in the Spin Boldak district of Kandahar province on November 20, 2023. Border officials say at least 210,000 Afghans, including many who have lived decades, if not their whole lives, outside their country, have passed through the Torkham border point since Pakistan ordered those without documents to leave. (Photo by Sanaullah Seiam/AFP Photo)





Afghan children read the holy Koran at a madrassa or an Islamic school in the Fayzabad district of Badakhshan province on November 20, 2023. (Photo by Omer Abrar/AFP Photo)





An Afghan worker collects eggs at a poultry farm in Daman district of Kandahar province on November 26, 2023. (Photo by Sanaullah Seiam/AFP Photo)





Afghan refugees climb a ladder onto a vehicle after arriving from Pakistan at a registration centre near the Afghanistan-Pakistan border in Spin Boldak district of Kandahar province on November 28, 2023. Border officials say at least 210,000 Afghans, including many who have lived decades, if not their whole lives, outside their country, have passed through the Torkham border point since Pakistan ordered those without documents to leave. (Photo by Sanaullah Seiam/AFP Photo)





Afghan girls practice Takewondo at a home in Kabul, Afghanistan, 29 November 2023. Some of these girls were members of the national Taekwondo team who did not manage to escape from Afghanistan. Despite the closure of sports clubs to Afghan women, a number still train indoors. The Taliban banned women and girls from going to sports clubs and parks last year. (Photo by Samiullah Popal/EPA/EFE)





An Afghan girl crafts Nuristani carving at a workshop in Herat, Afghanistan, 29 November 2023. A group of four girls is dedicated to preserving the ancient art of Nuristani carving in Herat. Over the past three years, they have worked hard to produce colorful and intricate carvings, while also training numerous individuals in this traditional craft. Despite receiving daily orders from various provinces, they have noticed a decline in business compared to previous years. Nuristani carving has a rich history dating back to the Timurid period, and these girls are among the few in Herat working to keep this art form alive. (Photo by EPA/EFE/Stringer)





Afghan boys play with an abandoned bag near the Shuhada Lake in Kabul on December 4, 2023. (Photo by Wakil Kohsar/AFP Photo)





A Kabul Traffic Department staffer sprays Taxi cabs with a turquoise blue color to make them fit to the new color code regulations, in Kabul, Afghanistan, 05 December 2023. The General Directorate of Police Traffic has initiated the changing of the color of city taxis from yellow to turquoise, in line with international standards. Afghan Deputy Minister of Interior believes that this change will enhance the safety of citizens. The Department of Traffic reports that there are 67,000 registered taxis and has introduced a new color code for urban and rural taxis. Additionally, taxi owners are required to be biometrically registered and to install GPS in their cars to reduce crimes. This change is expected to address security and criminal issues associated with taxi transportation, it said. (Photo by Samiullah Popal/EPA/EFE)





A workers hangs dyed wool threads for drying at a traditional yarn factory in Aqcha district of Jowzjan province, some 100 Km from Mazar-i-Sharif on December 5, 2023. (Photo by Atif Aryan/AFP Photo)





An Afghan rider competes during the first 2023 Fall Horse Racing tournament at the Chaman-e-Huzuri field in Kabul on December 7, 2023. (Photo by Wakil Kohsar/AFP Photo)





An Afghan tea vendor looks for customers along the Qargha lake on the outskirts of Kabul on December 11, 2023. (Photo by Wakil Kohsar/AFP Photo)





An Afghan boy carrying empty plastic cans, walks along a street in Kabul on December 21, 2023. (Photo by Wakil Kohsar/AFP Photo)