Afghan paraglider Hussain, 31, is pictured in the air in Kabul, Afghanistan September 16, 2015. A group of young Afghans are taking to the skies of a capital where military helicopters and surveillance balloons are a far more familiar sight. Paragliding is an expensive pastime, however, in a city where the average wage is about $200 a month. Even a middle-class Afghan will find it tough to afford the $500 cost of two weeks of training, while paragliding equipment costs $5,000. Getting to the tops of hills takes hours of climbing in a four-wheel drive vehicle, in the absence of proper roads. An army vehicle carries the team's equipment, with a police escort to fend off possible attacks. (Photo by Mohammad Ismail/Reuters)





Afghan paraglider Leeda Ozori, 21, walks after practicing in Kabul, Afghanistan September 14, 2015. (Photo by Mohammad Ismail/Reuters)





Afghan paraglider Leeda Ozori, 21, prepares to practice in Kabul, Afghanistan September 17, 2015. (Photo by Mohammad Ismail/Reuters)





Afghans watch as an Iranian paraglider practices in Kabul, Afghanistan September 19, 2015. A group of young Afghans are taking to the skies of a capital where military helicopters and surveillance balloons are a far more familiar sight. (Photo by Mohammad Ismail/Reuters)





Zakia Mohammadi, 21, (R) walks with Leeda Ozori, 21, after paragliding exercise in Kabul, Afghanistan September 14, 2015. Mohammadi and Ozori are two women in a group of young Afghans taking to the skies of a capital where military helicopters and surveillance balloons are a far more familiar sight. (Photo by Mohammad Ismail/Reuters)





Afghan paraglider Zakia Mohammadi, 21, prepares to take flight in Kabul, Afghanistan September 14, 2015. Mohammadi is one of two women in a group of young Afghans taking to the skies of a capital where military helicopters and surveillance balloons are a far more familiar sight. (Photo by Mohammad Ismail/Reuters)





Afghans watch a paraglider in flight in Kabul, Afghanistan September 19, 2015. (Photo by Mohammad Ismail/Reuters)





Afghan paraglider Naweed Popal, 29, prepares to take flight in Kabul, Afghanistan September 14, 2015. (Photo by Mohammad Ismail/Reuters)





Children watch a paraglider in Kabul, Afghanistan September 19, 2015. (Photo by Mohammad Ismail/Reuters)





Afghan paraglider Leeda Ozori, 21, (C) prepares to take flight in Kabul, Afghanistan September 17, 2015. (Photo by Mohammad Ismail/Reuters)





A man watches a paraglider in Kabul, Afghanistan September 14, 2015. (Photo by Mohammad Ismail/Reuters)





An Iranian paragliding instructor Mehran Rahbari (L) gives instruction to an Afghan paraglider during training in Kabul, Afghanistan September 17, 2015. (Photo by Mohammad Ismail/Reuters)





Afghan paragliders prepare to launch from a mountain in Kabul, Afghanistan September 17, 2015. (Photo by Mohammad Ismail/Reuters)





Afghan paraglider Zakia Mohammadi, 21, flies in Kabul, Afghanistan September 14, 2015. (Photo by Mohammad Ismail/Reuters)





Afghan paraglider Hussain, 31, is pictured in the air in Kabul, Afghanistan September 14, 2015. (Photo by Mohammad Ismail/Reuters)





Afghan paraglider Zakia Mohammadi, 21, flies in Kabul, Afghanistan September 14, 2015. (Photo by Mohammad Ismail/Reuters)





Afghan paraglider Hussain, 31, is pictured in the air in Kabul, Afghanistan September 16, 2015. (Photo by Mohammad Ismail/Reuters)





Afghans watch a paraglider in Kabul, Afghanistan September 19, 2015. (Photo by Mohammad Ismail/Reuters)