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Afghan men receive food from a local charity during the Islamic holy fasting month of Ramadan in Inj?l on March 18, 2024. (Photo by Mohsen Karimi/AFP Photo)

Afghan men receive food from a local charity during the Islamic holy fasting month of Ramadan in Inj?l on March 18, 2024. (Photo by Mohsen Karimi/AFP Photo)



An Afghan visits the Shrine of Saint Sakhi Saib to celebrate Nowruz, the Persian New Year, in Kabul, Afghanistan, 20 March 2024. Nowruz, which this year falls on 20 March has been celebrated for at least three thousand years, is the most revered celebration in the greater Persian world, which includes the countries of Iran, Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, Turkey, and portions of western China and northern Iraq. (Photo by Samiullah Popal/EPA/EFE)

An Afghan visits the Shrine of Saint Sakhi Saib to celebrate Nowruz, the Persian New Year, in Kabul, Afghanistan, 20 March 2024. Nowruz, which this year falls on 20 March has been celebrated for at least three thousand years, is the most revered celebration in the greater Persian world, which includes the countries of Iran, Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, Turkey, and portions of western China and northern Iraq. (Photo by Samiullah Popal/EPA/EFE)



An Afghan street vendor carries balloons for sale during celebrations for Nowruz, the Persian New Year, in Kabul, Afghanistan, 20 March 2024. (Photo by Samiullah Popal/EPA/EFE)

An Afghan street vendor carries balloons for sale during celebrations for Nowruz, the Persian New Year, in Kabul, Afghanistan, 20 March 2024. (Photo by Samiullah Popal/EPA/EFE)



Relatives attend the funeral of an Afghan man who was killed in a suicide attack at Kabul bank, in Kandahar, Afghanistan, 21 March 2024. A suicide attack at a bank in Kandahar on 21 March killed three people and injured 12 others, hospital staff said. The incident took place during salary distribution at Kabul Bank, a common target for insurgent attacks. Security forces are investigating the attack, which occurred during the Islamic holy month of Ramadan. The Islamic State branch in Afghanistan is considered a significant security threat, although no group has claimed responsibility for this particular attack. (Photo by Qudratullah Razwan/EPA/EFE)

Relatives attend the funeral of an Afghan man who was killed in a suicide attack at Kabul bank, in Kandahar, Afghanistan, 21 March 2024. A suicide attack at a bank in Kandahar on 21 March killed three people and injured 12 others, hospital staff said. The incident took place during salary distribution at Kabul Bank, a common target for insurgent attacks. Security forces are investigating the attack, which occurred during the Islamic holy month of Ramadan. The Islamic State branch in Afghanistan is considered a significant security threat, although no group has claimed responsibility for this particular attack. (Photo by Qudratullah Razwan/EPA/EFE)



An Afghan burqa-clad woman (R) walks past a boy carrying an airgun in Kabul on March 24, 2024. (Photo by Wakil Kohsar/AFP Photo)

An Afghan burqa-clad woman (R) walks past a boy carrying an airgun in Kabul on March 24, 2024. (Photo by Wakil Kohsar/AFP Photo)



In this picture taken on March 25, 2024 Thai tourists pose for a group picture during their visit to the Kart-e-Sakhi Shrine in Kabul. Decades of conflict made tourism extremely rare, and while most violence has now abated visitors are confronted with extreme poverty, dilapidated cultural sites and scant hospitality infrastructure. (Photo by Wakil Kohsar/AFP Photo)

In this picture taken on March 25, 2024 Thai tourists pose for a group picture during their visit to the Kart-e-Sakhi Shrine in Kabul. Decades of conflict made tourism extremely rare, and while most violence has now abated visitors are confronted with extreme poverty, dilapidated cultural sites and scant hospitality infrastructure. (Photo by Wakil Kohsar/AFP Photo)



An Afghan burqa-clad woman carrying a plastic bag over her head walks along a street in Kabul on March 27, 2024. (Photo by Wakil Kohsar/AFP Photo)

An Afghan burqa-clad woman carrying a plastic bag over her head walks along a street in Kabul on March 27, 2024. (Photo by Wakil Kohsar/AFP Photo)



An Afghan farmer with his cows ploughs a field against snowladen mountains in the Jurm district of Badakhshan province on March 28, 2024. (Photo by Omer Abrar/AFP Photo)

An Afghan farmer with his cows ploughs a field against snowladen mountains in the Jurm district of Badakhshan province on March 28, 2024. (Photo by Omer Abrar/AFP Photo)



Afghan girls attend their graduation ceremony after completing a Koran-memorizing course in Kabul, Afghanistan, 02 April 2024. A graduation ceremony was held in Kabul for girls who completed their studies at the Tasnim Nosrat Center amidst a backdrop of ongoing restrictions on female education in Afghanistan. Following the Taliban's decision to close schools to girls above the sixth grade, many have turned to religious schools and educational workshops, with 14,000 such schools currently registered in the Ministry of Education's system. (Photo by Samiullah Popal/EPA/EFE)

Afghan girls attend their graduation ceremony after completing a Koran-memorizing course in Kabul, Afghanistan, 02 April 2024. A graduation ceremony was held in Kabul for girls who completed their studies at the Tasnim Nosrat Center amidst a backdrop of ongoing restrictions on female education in Afghanistan. Following the Taliban's decision to close schools to girls above the sixth grade, many have turned to religious schools and educational workshops, with 14,000 such schools currently registered in the Ministry of Education's system. (Photo by Samiullah Popal/EPA/EFE)



People salvage their belongings after heavy rains in Momand-Dara district of Nangarhar province, Afghanistan, 15 April 2024. According to the Afghanistan disaster management department, at least 33 people have been killed over three days of heavy rains and flash flooding. Authorities warned that Afghanistan's provinces will see more rain over the next few days. (Photo by EPA/EFE/Stringer)

People salvage their belongings after heavy rains in Momand-Dara district of Nangarhar province, Afghanistan, 15 April 2024. According to the Afghanistan disaster management department, at least 33 people have been killed over three days of heavy rains and flash flooding. Authorities warned that Afghanistan's provinces will see more rain over the next few days. (Photo by EPA/EFE/Stringer)



Afghan children attend an open-air school in Yaqubi in Sabari district of Khost province on April 22, 2024. (Photo by Wakil Kohsar/AFP Photo)

Afghan children attend an open-air school in Yaqubi in Sabari district of Khost province on April 22, 2024. (Photo by Wakil Kohsar/AFP Photo)



An Afghani man sells bread on a roadside in Kandahar, Afghanistan, 23 April 2024.  A recent World Bank report reveals a 26% decrease in Afghanistan's gross output over the past year, primarily attributed to a 1.3 billion USD income reduction for farmers due to the ban on drug cultivation. Although tax revenue saw a modest increase of 13% in 2023, exports experienced a 15% decline specifically to Pakistan. Afghan officials highlighted efforts to spur domestic production, improve trade, stabilize the national currency, and initiate key economic projects. (Photo by Qudratullah Razwan/EPA/EFE)

An Afghani man sells bread on a roadside in Kandahar, Afghanistan, 23 April 2024. A recent World Bank report reveals a 26% decrease in Afghanistan's gross output over the past year, primarily attributed to a 1.3 billion USD income reduction for farmers due to the ban on drug cultivation. Although tax revenue saw a modest increase of 13% in 2023, exports experienced a 15% decline specifically to Pakistan. Afghan officials highlighted efforts to spur domestic production, improve trade, stabilize the national currency, and initiate key economic projects. (Photo by Qudratullah Razwan/EPA/EFE)



A branch of the Plum tree is seen covered in the fresh snow during mid-spring at Keraman valley in the Dara district of Panjshir province on April 29, 2024. (Photo by AFP Photo/Stringer)

A branch of the Plum tree is seen covered in the fresh snow during mid-spring at Keraman valley in the Dara district of Panjshir province on April 29, 2024. (Photo by AFP Photo/Stringer)



Afghan burqa-clad women ride donkeys alongside children on a road near Shah Mari village in Argo district, Badakhshan province, on May 1, 2024. (Photo by Omer Abrar/AFP Photo)

Afghan burqa-clad women ride donkeys alongside children on a road near Shah Mari village in Argo district, Badakhshan province, on May 1, 2024. (Photo by Omer Abrar/AFP Photo)



A Taliban Security personnel stands guard while authorities burn drugs and alcoholic drinks on the outskirts of Ghazni province on May 5, 2024. (Photo by Mohammad Faisal Naweed/AFP Photo)

A Taliban Security personnel stands guard while authorities burn drugs and alcoholic drinks on the outskirts of Ghazni province on May 5, 2024. (Photo by Mohammad Faisal Naweed/AFP Photo)



An Afghan burqa-clad woman holding a child, walks along a road on the outskirts of Kandahar on May 6, 2024. (Photo by Sanaullah Seiam/AFP Photo)

An Afghan burqa-clad woman holding a child, walks along a road on the outskirts of Kandahar on May 6, 2024. (Photo by Sanaullah Seiam/AFP Photo)



Afghan men shovel mud from a house following flash floods after heavy rainfall at a village in Baghlan-e-Markazi district of Baghlan province on May 11, 2024. More than 300 people were killed in flash floods that ripped through multiple Afghan provinces, the United Nations said on May 11, as authorities declared a state of emergency and rushed to rescue the injured. (Photo by Atif Aryan/AFP Photo)

Afghan men shovel mud from a house following flash floods after heavy rainfall at a village in Baghlan-e-Markazi district of Baghlan province on May 11, 2024. More than 300 people were killed in flash floods that ripped through multiple Afghan provinces, the United Nations said on May 11, as authorities declared a state of emergency and rushed to rescue the injured. (Photo by Atif Aryan/AFP Photo)



People survey their damaged houses after flash floods in Shahrak Muhajireen village in Baghlan, Afghanistan, 12 May 2024. At least 300 people have died amid heavy floods in Baghlan province in northern Afghanistan, the United Nations Food Program (WFP) said on 11 May. The Asian country is one of the world's most vulnerable to climate change and the least prepared to adapt, according to a report by the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA). Much of the country's international aid and funding were frozen after the Taliban seized power in August 2021. (Photo by Samiullah Popal/EPA/EFE)

People survey their damaged houses after flash floods in Shahrak Muhajireen village in Baghlan, Afghanistan, 12 May 2024. At least 300 people have died amid heavy floods in Baghlan province in northern Afghanistan, the United Nations Food Program (WFP) said on 11 May. The Asian country is one of the world's most vulnerable to climate change and the least prepared to adapt, according to a report by the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA). Much of the country's international aid and funding were frozen after the Taliban seized power in August 2021. (Photo by Samiullah Popal/EPA/EFE)



Salim, a 45-year-old man from Baghlan, who lost four of his family members in floods, visits grave of his relatives in Sherjalal village in Baghlan, Afghanistan, 12 May 2024. At least 300 people have died amid heavy floods in Baghlan province in northern Afghanistan, the United Nations Food Program (WFP) said on 11 May. The Asian country is one of the world's most vulnerable to climate change and the least prepared to adapt, according to a report by the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA). Much of the country's international aid and funding were frozen after the Taliban seized power in August 2021. (Photo by Samiullah Popal/EPA/EFE)

Salim, a 45-year-old man from Baghlan, who lost four of his family members in floods, visits grave of his relatives in Sherjalal village in Baghlan, Afghanistan, 12 May 2024. At least 300 people have died amid heavy floods in Baghlan province in northern Afghanistan, the United Nations Food Program (WFP) said on 11 May. The Asian country is one of the world's most vulnerable to climate change and the least prepared to adapt, according to a report by the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA). Much of the country's international aid and funding were frozen after the Taliban seized power in August 2021. (Photo by Samiullah Popal/EPA/EFE)



Afghan security personnel destroy a poppy field in Argo district on May 13, 2024. (Photo by Omer Abrar/AFP Photo)

Afghan security personnel destroy a poppy field in Argo district on May 13, 2024. (Photo by Omer Abrar/AFP Photo)
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