Afghan volunteers distribute flower bouquets to the grooms during a mass wedding ceremony at a wedding hall in Kabul on December 25, 2023. Fifty couples married on December 25 in a joint ceremony in the Afghan capital – a growing practice to reduce the astronomical cost of traditional weddings in the impoverished country. (Photo by Wakil Kohsar/AFP Photo)





Taliban security personnel watch Afghan horsemen compete in a traditional Central Asian sport 'buzkashi' during a friendly match between provinces at a field in Kabul on December 26, 2023. (Photo by Wakil Kohsar/AFP Photo)





Acting Governor of Da Afghanistan Bank (DAB) Hidayatullah Badri (C) looks on during a press conference at Da Afghanistan bank in Kabul on December 27, 2023. (Photo by Wakil Kohsar/AFP Photo)





Afghan horsemen from Baghlan (in blue) and Sar-e Pol teams compete with each other during the fifth Buzkashi League in Kabul on December 28, 2023. (Photo by Wakil Kohsar/AFP Photo)





An Afghan burqa-clad woman waits to receive cash money being distributed as an aid by the World Food Programme (WFP) organisation in Pul-i-Alam, the provincial capital of Logar Province on January 7, 2024. (Photo by Wakil Kohsar/AFP Photo)





An Afghan security personnel uses his phone at the site of an alleged blast in the Dasht-e-Barchi neighbourhood of Kabul on January 11, 2024. Two people were killed and 12 wounded in an explosion in western Kabul on January 11, police said, in the third deadly blast to hit the Afghan capital in less than a week. (Photo by Wakil Kohsar/AFP Photo)





Afghan women wait to receive aid packages which includes food, clothes, and sanitary materials, distributed by a local charity foundation in Herat on January 15, 2024. (Photo by Mohsen Karimi/AFP Photo)





An Afghan laborer eats while working at a coal mine on the outskirts of Kabul, Afghanistan, 17 January 2024. Afghanistan's coal exports to foreign countries reached nearly two billion dollars in 2023, with Pakistan, India, China, United Arab Emirates, Kazakhstan, and Uzbekistan being the primary importers, the Ministry of Industry and Trade said. Despite challenges in trade with neighboring countries and a decrease in coal exports, Afghanistan has seen an overall increase in export levels. The Ministry of Industry and Trade highlighted the country's expanding commercial relations with 60 countries, particularly emphasizing its significant trade ties with China, Pakistan, and India. (Photo by Samiullha Popalzai/EPA/EFE)





Afghan refugees deported from Pakistan received food aid by the Red Cross Society in Kandahar on January 24, 2024. (Photo by Sanaullah Seiam/AFP Photo)





Youths perform artistic roller skating during a car racing competition in Kabul on January 26, 2024. (Photo by Ahmad Sahel Arman/AFP Photo)





Afghans sell sweets along a street in Kabul on January 28, 2024. (Photo by Wakil Kohsar/AFP Photo)





An Afghan burqa-clad women walks along a street during a snowfall in Fayzabad, Badakhshan province, on January 31, 2024. (Photo by Omer Abrar/AFP Photo)





Afghan orphan children have meals at an orphanage in Kandahar, Afghanistan, 01 February 2024. Afghan orphaned and unaccompanied children are receiving care and education at an orphanage operated by the Department of Labor and Social Affairs in Kandahar. The officials have gathered children who used to collect alms in the city and are now nurturing around 350 orphans, as well as children of disabled and drug-addicted parents. The head of the orphanage, Maulviullah Nazar Abul Hasan, highlighted that the children receive religious and modern education and other facilities. Additionally, the department plans to extend these services to girls without guardians in the near future. (Photo by EPA/EFE/Stringer)





Afghan boys play with snow at a field in Argo district of Badakhshan province on February 5, 2024. (Photo by Omer Abrar/AFP Photo)





Afghan children buy breads from a bakery in Fayzabad of Badakhshan province on February 7, 2024. (Photo by Omer Abrar/AFP Photo)





Taliban security officials stand guard during a ceremony to welcome the return of the last two Afghan Guantanamo Bay prisoners at Kabul airport in Kabul, Afghanistan, 12 February 2024. The last two Afghan detainees at the U.S.-run Guantanamo prison have been freed and returned to Kabul, marking the end of the release process for all detainees associated with the Taliban, according to the state-run Bakhtar news agency. After serving at least 14 years in U.S. custody at the Guantánamo Bay detention center, the two Afghan prisoners were moved to the Gulf kingdom of Oman in 2017, where they were placed under house arrest and were not allowed to leave the country for the following seven years. These prisoners were among the large number of Afghans arrested by the U.S. military following the invasion of coalition forces in Afghanistan in 2001 on charges of cooperation with the al-Qaeda terror network. (Photo by Samiullah Popal/EPA)





Afghan residents and municipality workers sort human remains recovered from a grave at the Sarbani area of Khost province on February 12, 2024. A mass grave containing some 100 bodies dating from Afghanistan's Soviet-backed government era has been discovered in the country's eastern Khost province, local officials said on on February 12. (Photo by AFP Photo)





An Afghan tea vendor waits for customers along the snow laden Qargha lakeside on the outskirts of Kabul on February 19, 2024. (Photo by Wakil Kohsar/AFP Photo)





An Afghan man (2L) buried in snow tests his might following a snowfall at Paghman district on the outskirts of Kabul on February 19, 2024. (Photo by Wakil Kohsar/AFP Photo)





Afghans offer evening prayers at a park in Kabul, Afghanistan, 21 February 2024. UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called for improved coordination to address the impasse in relations between the international community and the Taliban during a UN-led conference in Doha. Guterres proposed the creation of a UN envoy to work effectively with the de-facto authorities in Afghanistan, emphasizing the need for inclusivity, particularly for women and girls, and the fight against terrorism. Despite the Taliban's absence from the conference and their opposition to a special envoy, Guterres expressed hope for continued productive meetings to pave the way for the Taliban's participation in the future. (Photo by Samiullah Popal/EPA/EFE)