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An Afghan Muslim man wearing a face mask as a precaution against coronavirus offers Eid al-Adha prayers in Kabul, Afghanistan, Friday, July 31, 2020. Muslims worldwide marked the the Eid al-Adha holiday over the past days amid a global pandemic that has impacted nearly every aspect of this year's celebrations. (Photo by Rahmat Gul/AP Photo)

An Afghan Muslim man wearing a face mask as a precaution against coronavirus offers Eid al-Adha prayers in Kabul, Afghanistan, Friday, July 31, 2020. Muslims worldwide marked the the Eid al-Adha holiday over the past days amid a global pandemic that has impacted nearly every aspect of this year's celebrations. (Photo by Rahmat Gul/AP Photo)



A man prepares cookies at a small traditional factory for the Eid al-Adha, amid the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Kabul, Afghanistan on July 29, 2020. (Photo by Mohammad Ismail/Reuters)

A man prepares cookies at a small traditional factory for the Eid al-Adha, amid the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Kabul, Afghanistan on July 29, 2020. (Photo by Mohammad Ismail/Reuters)



Afghan youths ride a motorcycle during the Muslim festival of Eid al-Adha in Kabul, Afghanistan, 31 July 2020. Eid al-Adha is the holiest of the two Muslims holidays celebrated each year, it marks the yearly Muslim pilgrimage (Hajj) to visit Mecca, the holiest 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 Hedayatullah Amid/EPA/EFE)

Afghan youths ride a motorcycle during the Muslim festival of Eid al-Adha in Kabul, Afghanistan, 31 July 2020. Eid al-Adha is the holiest of the two Muslims holidays celebrated each year, it marks the yearly Muslim pilgrimage (Hajj) to visit Mecca, the holiest 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 Hedayatullah Amid/EPA/EFE)



Delegates wearing a protective face masks to help curb the spread of the coronavirus attend an Afghan Loya Jirga meeting in Kabul, Afghanistan, Friday, August 7, 2020. The traditional council opened Friday in the Afghan capital to decide the release of a final 400 Taliban – the last hurdle to the start of negotiations between Kabul’s political leadership and the Taliban in keeping with a peace deal the United States signed with the insurgent movement in February. (Photo by Rahmat Gul/AP Photo)

Delegates wearing a protective face masks to help curb the spread of the coronavirus attend an Afghan Loya Jirga meeting in Kabul, Afghanistan, Friday, August 7, 2020. The traditional council opened Friday in the Afghan capital to decide the release of a final 400 Taliban – the last hurdle to the start of negotiations between Kabul’s political leadership and the Taliban in keeping with a peace deal the United States signed with the insurgent movement in February. (Photo by Rahmat Gul/AP Photo)



Men slaughter sheep on the first day of Eid al-Adha in Kabul, Afghanistan, Friday, July 31, 2020. During Eid al-Adha, or Feast of Sacrifice, Muslims slaughter sheep or cattle and distribute portions of the meat to the poor. (Photo by Rahmat Gu/AP Photol)

Men slaughter sheep on the first day of Eid al-Adha in Kabul, Afghanistan, Friday, July 31, 2020. During Eid al-Adha, or Feast of Sacrifice, Muslims slaughter sheep or cattle and distribute portions of the meat to the poor. (Photo by Rahmat Gu/AP Photol)



An Afghan boy eats an ice cream as he sells melons at a market in Kabul, Afghanistan on July 22, 2020. (Photo by Omar Sobhani/Reuters)

An Afghan boy eats an ice cream as he sells melons at a market in Kabul, Afghanistan on July 22, 2020. (Photo by Omar Sobhani/Reuters)



A boy uses a welding helmet to look at a partial solar eclipse in Ghazni, Afghanistan, 21 June 2020. Partial solar eclipse occurs when a portion of the Earth is engulfed by the shadow (penumbra) cast by the Moon as it passes between our planet and the Sun in imperfect alignment. During this annular eclipse – the first of the decade – the Moon appears to cover the Sun, leaving the Sun's halo as a visible rim forming an annulus, popularly known as the “ring of fire”. (Photo by Sayed Mustafa/EPA/EFE)

A boy uses a welding helmet to look at a partial solar eclipse in Ghazni, Afghanistan, 21 June 2020. Partial solar eclipse occurs when a portion of the Earth is engulfed by the shadow (penumbra) cast by the Moon as it passes between our planet and the Sun in imperfect alignment. During this annular eclipse – the first of the decade – the Moon appears to cover the Sun, leaving the Sun's halo as a visible rim forming an annulus, popularly known as the “ring of fire”. (Photo by Sayed Mustafa/EPA/EFE)



A wounded man receives treatment at a hospital after a suicide car bomb and multiple gunmen attack in the city of  Jalalabad, east of Kabul, Afghanistan, Sunday, August 2, 2020. A suicide car bomb and multiple gunmen attacked a prison in eastern Afghanistan on Sunday, Afghan officials said, killing at least one person and injuring dozens. (Photo by AP Photo/Stringer)

A wounded man receives treatment at a hospital after a suicide car bomb and multiple gunmen attack in the city of Jalalabad, east of Kabul, Afghanistan, Sunday, August 2, 2020. A suicide car bomb and multiple gunmen attacked a prison in eastern Afghanistan on Sunday, Afghan officials said, killing at least one person and injuring dozens. (Photo by AP Photo/Stringer)



Afghan officials burn the expired drugs and food items in Helmand, Afghanistan, 23 June 2020. (Photo by Watan Yar/EPA/EFE)

Afghan officials burn the expired drugs and food items in Helmand, Afghanistan, 23 June 2020. (Photo by Watan Yar/EPA/EFE)



Local resident survey the damage caused after rockets were fired that landed at a residential area, during the visit of Afghan President Ashraf Ghani in Ghazni, Afghanistan, 16 July 2020. The Taliban on 14 July, cautiously welcomed the implementation of the first phase of their peace agreement with the United States - signed in Doha on 19 February 2020 - that mandates the withdrawal of all foreign troops from Afghanistan within 14 months. (Photo by Sayed Mustafa/EPA/EFE)

Local resident survey the damage caused after rockets were fired that landed at a residential area, during the visit of Afghan President Ashraf Ghani in Ghazni, Afghanistan, 16 July 2020. The Taliban on 14 July, cautiously welcomed the implementation of the first phase of their peace agreement with the United States - signed in Doha on 19 February 2020 - that mandates the withdrawal of all foreign troops from Afghanistan within 14 months. (Photo by Sayed Mustafa/EPA/EFE)



Afghan police officers inspect a vehicle from which insurgents fired rockets, in Kabul, Afghanistan on August 18, 2020. (Photo by Mohammad Ismail/Reuters)

Afghan police officers inspect a vehicle from which insurgents fired rockets, in Kabul, Afghanistan on August 18, 2020. (Photo by Mohammad Ismail/Reuters)



Delegates wait for transportation on the first day of the Afghan Loya Jirga meeting in Kabul, Afghanistan, Friday, August 7, 2020. The traditional council opened Friday in the Afghan capital to decide the release of a final 400 Taliban - the final hurdle to the start of negotiations between Kabul’s leadership and the Taliban in keeping with a peace deal the United States signed with the insurgent movement in February. (Photo by Rahmat Gul/AP Photo)

Delegates wait for transportation on the first day of the Afghan Loya Jirga meeting in Kabul, Afghanistan, Friday, August 7, 2020. The traditional council opened Friday in the Afghan capital to decide the release of a final 400 Taliban - the final hurdle to the start of negotiations between Kabul’s leadership and the Taliban in keeping with a peace deal the United States signed with the insurgent movement in February. (Photo by Rahmat Gul/AP Photo)



A UNICEF worker helps an internally displaced girl put on a face mask at a makeshift camp, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Jalalabad, Afghanistan June 22, 2020. (Photo by Reuters/Parwiz)

A UNICEF worker helps an internally displaced girl put on a face mask at a makeshift camp, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Jalalabad, Afghanistan June 22, 2020. (Photo by Reuters/Parwiz)



Afghan people affected by Flash floods salvage their belongings from damaged houses in Kuz Kunar district in the eastern province of Nangarhar, Afghanistan August 01, 2020. Heavy Flash floods in Kuz Kunar district in the eastern province of Nangarhar on Friday night killed 16 people, according to local officials, who said 15 of the victims were children. (Photo by Wali Sabawoon/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)

Afghan people affected by Flash floods salvage their belongings from damaged houses in Kuz Kunar district in the eastern province of Nangarhar, Afghanistan August 01, 2020. Heavy Flash floods in Kuz Kunar district in the eastern province of Nangarhar on Friday night killed 16 people, according to local officials, who said 15 of the victims were children. (Photo by Wali Sabawoon/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)



Afghanistan's President Ashraf Ghani (C) attends Afghan Independence Day celebrations in Kabul, Afghanistan on August 18, 2020. (Photo by Mohammad Ismail/Reuters)

Afghanistan's President Ashraf Ghani (C) attends Afghan Independence Day celebrations in Kabul, Afghanistan on August 18, 2020. (Photo by Mohammad Ismail/Reuters)



Afghan health workers carry a drug addict during a campaign to transfer addicts to a hospital, on the outskirts of Kabul, Afghanistan, Friday, August 14, 2020. (Photo by Mariam Zuhaib/AP Photo)

Afghan health workers carry a drug addict during a campaign to transfer addicts to a hospital, on the outskirts of Kabul, Afghanistan, Friday, August 14, 2020. (Photo by Mariam Zuhaib/AP Photo)



Afghan security personnels rest in front of a prison after an attack in the city of Jalalabad, east of Kabul, Afghanistan, Monday, August 3, 2020. An Islamic State group attack on the prison in eastern Afghanistan holding hundreds of its members raged on Monday after killing people in fighting overnight, a local official said. (Photo by Rahmat Gul/AP Photo)

Afghan security personnels rest in front of a prison after an attack in the city of Jalalabad, east of Kabul, Afghanistan, Monday, August 3, 2020. An Islamic State group attack on the prison in eastern Afghanistan holding hundreds of its members raged on Monday after killing people in fighting overnight, a local official said. (Photo by Rahmat Gul/AP Photo)



Afghan girls play as they celebrate the Muslim festival of Eid al-Adha in Kabul, Afghanistan, 31 July 2020. Eid al-Adha is the holiest of the two Muslims holidays celebrated each year, it marks the yearly Muslim pilgrimage (Hajj) to visit Mecca, the holiest 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 Hedayatullah Amid/EPA/EFE)

Afghan girls play as they celebrate the Muslim festival of Eid al-Adha in Kabul, Afghanistan, 31 July 2020. Eid al-Adha is the holiest of the two Muslims holidays celebrated each year, it marks the yearly Muslim pilgrimage (Hajj) to visit Mecca, the holiest 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 Hedayatullah Amid/EPA/EFE)



Afghan workers process raisins at a factory in Herat, Afghanistan, 02 July 2020. The factory which was established with a cost of some 550,000 US dollar cleans and processes 23 tons of raisins daily. The industrial unit employs 40 people and is 50 percent funded by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations. Afghanistan is a large producer of grapes as the province has the long, warm, dry summers and cool winters required for the crops' best development. (Photo by Jalil Rezayee/EPA/EFE)

Afghan workers process raisins at a factory in Herat, Afghanistan, 02 July 2020. The factory which was established with a cost of some 550,000 US dollar cleans and processes 23 tons of raisins daily. The industrial unit employs 40 people and is 50 percent funded by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations. Afghanistan is a large producer of grapes as the province has the long, warm, dry summers and cool winters required for the crops' best development. (Photo by Jalil Rezayee/EPA/EFE)



A young Afghan woman is reflected in a wall mirror while learning tailoring skills as part of a vocational training conducted by local Afghan women in Herat, Afghanistan, 16 August 2020. The two Afghan women, who do not want to be identified, offer vocational training courses such as in tailoring or makeup skills, to empower Afghan women to earn their own livelihood. (Photo by Jalil Rezayee/EPA/EFE)

A young Afghan woman is reflected in a wall mirror while learning tailoring skills as part of a vocational training conducted by local Afghan women in Herat, Afghanistan, 16 August 2020. The two Afghan women, who do not want to be identified, offer vocational training courses such as in tailoring or makeup skills, to empower Afghan women to earn their own livelihood. (Photo by Jalil Rezayee/EPA/EFE)
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