An Afghan couple sit near to their damaged home after heavy flooding in Ghor province in western Afghanistan Saturday, May 18, 2024. Flash floods from heavy seasonal rains in Ghor province in western Afghanistan killed dozens of people and dozens remain missing, a Taliban official said on Saturday, adding the death toll was based on preliminary reports and might rise. (Photo by Omid Haqjoo/AP Photo)





Afghan residents clean debris and salvage their belongings after flash floods following heavy rainfall at a damaged house in Firozkoh, Ghor province on May 18, 2024. Flash flooding has killed at least 50 people in western Afghanistan, provincial police said on May 18, a week after hundreds were washed away in the north of the country. (Photo by AFP Photo/Stringer)





An Afghan woman holds her child as a man salvages his belongings from flood waters outside their house in Maymana, the capital city of Faryab Province, Afghanistan, on May 19, 2024. (Photo by Reuters/Stringer)





An Afghan farmer poses for a photo as they harvest wheat in Kandahar, Afghanistan, 27 May 2024. According to the Agriculture and Livestock Department officials in Kandahar, there has been an increase in wheat cultivation, with over 96,000 hectares planted, expected to yield over 360,000 tons. This follows the Afghan government's ban on poppy cultivation, which had previously been the dominant crop. As of late 2023, the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) reported a 95 percent drop in Afghan opium poppy cultivation since the ban was enforced, leading to an estimated loss of more than one billion dollars for Afghan farmers. Many farmers have turned to wheat cultivation, but it does not generate as much income as opium. The UNODC called for urgent assistance to rural communities and investment in sustainable livelihoods away from opium. (Photo by Qudratullah Razwan/EPA/EFE)





An accipiter bird is placed on the cage for sale at Koch-e Kafuroshi- bird market, in Kabul on May 27, 2024. (Photo by Wakil Kohsar/AFP Photo)





Afghan women spin wool into yarns at a factory in Herat on May 29, 2024. (Photo by Mohsen Karimi/AFP Photo)





A vendor sells bread on a roadside in Kabul, Afghanistan, 03 June 2024. An estimated 14.2 million people in Afghanistan, which accounts for 37% of the population, currently face acute food insecurity, the UN's Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said. Richard Trenchard, the FAO country representative, informed that the organization's latest Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) report for March-April 2024 indicates a 'continuing positive trend.' However, Afghanistan still ranks among the world's worst food insecurity crises, with over 2 million people in emergency levels. (Photo by Samiullah Popal/EPA/EFE)





Afghans fill cans with water from a stream at a flood affected area in Burka district of Baghlan province on June 4, 2024. (Photo by AFP Photo)





Afghan men cool off in a pool before their release from a drug rehabilitation and treatment centre, after the completion of their treatment in Herat on June 10, 2024. (Photo by Mohsen Karimi/AFP Photo)





Security personnel frisk devotees entering to offer Eid al-Adha prayers at Jami mosque in Herat on June 17, 2024. (Photo by Mohsen Karimi/AFP Photo)





A Taliban security personnel stands guard as people prepare for Eid Al Adha prayers at a mosque in Kandahar, Afghanistan, 17 June 2024. Eid al-Adha is the holiest of the two Muslim holidays celebrated each year. It marks the yearly Muslim pilgrimage (Hajj) to visit Mecca, the most sacred place in Islam. Muslims slaughter a sacrificial animal and split the meat into three parts: one for the family, one for friends and relatives, and one for the poor and needy. (Photo by Qudratullah Razwan/EPA/EFE)





A blacksmith sharpens knives for sale ahead of the Muslim festival of Eid al-Adha in Kabul, Afghanistan, 16 June 2024. Eid al-Adha is one of the holiest Muslim holidays of the year. It marks the yearly Muslim pilgrimage, known as Hajj, to visit Mecca. During Eid al-Adha, Muslims slaughter goats, sheep, and cattle in commemoration of the Prophet Abraham's readiness to sacrifice his son to show obedience to God. They split the meat into three parts; one for family, one for friends and relatives, and one for the poor and needy. (Photo by Samiullah Popal/EPA/EFE)





Children play at a park in Kabul, Afghanistan, 24 June 2024. UN officials have raised alarms over the severe poverty and humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan, describing the situation as “alarmingly high” in a briefing to the UN Security Council on 21 June. Top representatives from the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) and the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) highlighted the dire impact on civilians since the Taliban's takeover in August 2021. Roza Otunbayeva, UN Special Representative for Afghanistan, emphasized the widespread poverty affecting the country, urging the international community to move beyond “crisis management mode”. (Photo by Samiullah Popal/EPA/EFE)





Afghan fans gather to watch the ICC T20 Cricket World Cup 2024 super eight match between Afghanistan and Bangladesh live broadcasting on a big screen at an intersection in Jalalabad on June 25, 2024. Afghanistan advanced to their first-ever T20 World Cup semi-final after completing a dramatic eight-run victory over Bangladesh in a rain-affected clash at the Arnos Vale Stadium in St Vincent on June 25. (Photo by AFP Photo/Stringer)





A Taliban security personnel holds his gun as he rides zipline near the Qargha lake on the outskirts of Kabul on July 4, 2024. (Photo by Wakil Kohsar/AFP Photo)





An Afghan beekeeper inspects the honeybees at a field in Khash district of Badakhshan province on July 8, 2024. (Photo by Omer Abrar/AFP Photo)





Afghan bodybuilders prepare backstage before a fitness event held by the Afghanistan Bodybuilding & Fitness Federation (AFBBF) in Kabul on July 9, 2024. (Photo by Wakil Kohsar/AFP Photo)





Afghan bodybuilders compete in the Mr. Afghanistan bodybuilding competition in Kabul on July 10, 2024. (Photo by Wakil Kohsar/AFP Photo)





An Afghan burqa-clad woman rides a donkey along a hill road in Argo district of Badakhshan province on July 11, 2024. (Photo by Omer Abrar/AFP Photo)





Afghan shepherds walk their livestock during sunset in Dand district of Kandahar province on July 14, 2024. (Photo by Sanaullah Seiam/AFP Photo)