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Afghans look out of a damaged shop after a suicide attack in Kabul, Afghanistan, Monday, May 4, 2015. An Afghan official says a suicide bomber struck a minibus carrying government employees in Kabul, killing at least one person and wounding more than a dozen. Interior Ministry spokesman Sediq Sediqqi says the minibus was carrying employees of the attorney general's office when it was attacked early Monday. (Photo by Rahmat Gul/AP Photo)

Afghans look out of a damaged shop after a suicide attack in Kabul, Afghanistan, Monday, May 4, 2015. An Afghan official says a suicide bomber struck a minibus carrying government employees in Kabul, killing at least one person and wounding more than a dozen. Interior Ministry spokesman Sediq Sediqqi says the minibus was carrying employees of the attorney general's office when it was attacked early Monday. (Photo by Rahmat Gul/AP Photo)




This Sunday, April 12, 2015 photo, shows statues depicting civilian casualties of clashes between the Soviet army and Mujahideen, at the Jihad Museum in Herat city, west of capital Kabul, Afghanistan. Despite being an obvious homage to victory over the Soviet Union, the museum's creators say it does not seek to glorify war. (Photo by Massoud Hossaini/AP Photo)

This Sunday, April 12, 2015 photo, shows statues depicting civilian casualties of clashes between the Soviet army and Mujahideen, at the Jihad Museum in Herat city, west of capital Kabul, Afghanistan. Despite being an obvious homage to victory over the Soviet Union, the museum's creators say it does not seek to glorify war. The goal, they insist, is to preserve the memories of sacrifice and cruelty so future generations can avoid the painful mistakes of their forefathers. (Photo by Massoud Hossaini/AP Photo)




In this Friday, April 17, 2015 photo, Afghans pose for a photograph at the Jihad Museum in Herat city, west of capital Kabul, Afghanistan. (Photo by Massoud Hossaini/AP Photo)

In this Friday, April 17, 2015 photo, Afghans pose for a photograph at the Jihad Museum in Herat city, west of capital Kabul, Afghanistan. (Photo by Massoud Hossaini/AP Photo)




In this Sunday, April 12, 2015 photo, a man looks at statues depicting a “Mujahideen” gathering, at the Jihad Museum, in Herat city, west of capital Kabul, Afghanistan. (Photo by Massoud Hossaini/AP Photo)

In this Sunday, April 12, 2015 photo, a man looks at statues depicting a “Mujahideen” gathering, at the Jihad Museum, in Herat city, west of capital Kabul, Afghanistan. (Photo by Massoud Hossaini/AP Photo)




This Sunday, April 12, 2015 photo, shows statues depicting civilian casualties of clashes between the Soviet army and Mujahideen, at the Jihad Museum in Herat city, west of capital Kabul, Afghanistan. (Photo by Massoud Hossaini/AP Photo)

This Sunday, April 12, 2015 photo, shows statues depicting civilian casualties of clashes between the Soviet army and Mujahideen, at the Jihad Museum in Herat city, west of capital Kabul, Afghanistan. (Photo by Massoud Hossaini/AP Photo)




An Afghan woman wearing a Burqa, the all-covering dress worn by some Muslim women, walks past a beauty shop in, Kabul, Afghanistan, Monday, May 4, 2015. (Photo by Allauddin Khan/AP Photo)

An Afghan woman wearing a Burqa, the all-covering dress worn by some Muslim women, walks past a beauty shop in, Kabul, Afghanistan, Monday, May 4, 2015. (Photo by Allauddin Khan/AP Photo)




Afghan men play a game of chess in a shop on the outskirts of Kabul, Afghanistan, Saturday, July 25, 2015. (Photo by Rahmat Gul/AP Photo)

Afghan men play a game of chess in a shop on the outskirts of Kabul, Afghanistan, Saturday, July 25, 2015. (Photo by Rahmat Gul/AP Photo)




An Afghan shopkeeper exercises with a self made dumbbell at his shop in Kabul, Afghanistan, Tuesday, May 5, 2015. (Photo by Rahmat Gul/AP Photo)

An Afghan shopkeeper exercises with a self made dumbbell at his shop in Kabul, Afghanistan, Tuesday, May 5, 2015. (Photo by Rahmat Gul/AP Photo)




Afghan boys play soccer on a hilltop overlooking Kabul, Afghanistan April 26, 2015. (Photo by Mohammad Ismail/Reuters)

Afghan boys play soccer on a hilltop overlooking Kabul, Afghanistan April 26, 2015. (Photo by Mohammad Ismail/Reuters)




An Afghan man selling empty cans waits for customer at his shop in Kabul April 26, 2015. (Photo by Omar Sobhani/Reuters)

An Afghan man selling empty cans waits for customer at his shop in Kabul April 26, 2015. (Photo by Omar Sobhani/Reuters)




An Afghan girl wears a burqa for fun as she walks along a road in Kabul, Afghanistan April 27, 2015. (Photo by Mohammad Ismail/Reuters)

An Afghan girl wears a burqa for fun as she walks along a road in Kabul, Afghanistan April 27, 2015. (Photo by Mohammad Ismail/Reuters)




Afghan children work on a poppy field on outskirts of Jalalabad, April 28, 2015. (Photo by Reuters/Parwiz)

Afghan children work on a poppy field on outskirts of Jalalabad, April 28, 2015. (Photo by Reuters/Parwiz)




Raw opium from a poppy head is seen at a poppy farmer's field on the outskirts of Jalalabad, April 28, 2015. (Photo by Reuters/Parwiz)

Raw opium from a poppy head is seen at a poppy farmer's field on the outskirts of Jalalabad, April 28, 2015. (Photo by Reuters/Parwiz)




Afghan children gather raw opium on a poppy field on the outskirts of Jalalabad, April 28, 2015. (Photo by Reuters/Parwiz)

Afghan children gather raw opium on a poppy field on the outskirts of Jalalabad, April 28, 2015. (Photo by Reuters/Parwiz)




Raw opium from a poppy head is seen at a poppy farmer's field on the outskirts of Jalalabad, April 28, 2015. (Photo by Reuters/Parwiz)

Raw opium from a poppy head is seen at a poppy farmer's field on the outskirts of Jalalabad, April 28, 2015. (Photo by Reuters/Parwiz)




An Afghan girl gathers raw opium on a poppy field on the outskirts of Jalalabad April 28, 2015. (Photo by Reuters/Parwiz)

An Afghan girl gathers raw opium on a poppy field on the outskirts of Jalalabad April 28, 2015. (Photo by Reuters/Parwiz)




In this Saturday, April 11, 2015 photo, an Afghan farmer harvests raw opium at a poppy field in Kandahar's Zhari district, Afghanistan. This year, many Afghan poppy farmers are expecting a windfall as they get ready to harvest opium from a new variety of poppy seeds said to boost yield of the resin that produces heroin. (Photo by Allauddin Khan/AP Photo)

In this Saturday, April 11, 2015 photo, an Afghan farmer harvests raw opium at a poppy field in Kandahar's Zhari district, Afghanistan. This year, many Afghan poppy farmers are expecting a windfall as they get ready to harvest opium from a new variety of poppy seeds said to boost yield of the resin that produces heroin. The plants grow bigger, faster, use less water than seeds they've used before, and give up to double the amount of opium, they say. (Photo by Allauddin Khan/AP Photo)




In this Wednesday, April 15, 2015 photo, An Afghan drug addict smokes heroin, in Kabul, Afghanistan. This year, many Afghan poppy farmers are expecting a windfall as they get ready to harvest opium from a new variety of poppy seeds said to boost yield of the resin that produces heroin. The plants grow bigger, faster, use less water than seeds they've used before, and give up to double the amount of opium, they say. (Photo by Rahmat Gul/AP Photo)

In this Wednesday, April 15, 2015 photo, An Afghan drug addict smokes heroin, in Kabul, Afghanistan. (Photo by Rahmat Gul/AP Photo)




In this Wednesday, April 15, 2015 photo, An Afghan drug addict smokes heroin in Kabul, Afghanistan. This year, many Afghan poppy farmers are expecting a windfall as they get ready to harvest opium from a new variety of poppy seeds said to boost yield of the resin that produces heroin. (Photo by Rahmat Gul/AP Photo)

In this Wednesday, April 15, 2015 photo, An Afghan drug addict smokes heroin in Kabul, Afghanistan. This year, many Afghan poppy farmers are expecting a windfall as they get ready to harvest opium from a new variety of poppy seeds said to boost yield of the resin that produces heroin. (Photo by Rahmat Gul/AP Photo)




Afghan men sell scarves as they wait for customers in Kabul, Afghanistan, May 7, 2015. (Photo by Mohammad Ismail/Reuters)

Afghan men sell scarves as they wait for customers in Kabul, Afghanistan, May 7, 2015. (Photo by Mohammad Ismail/Reuters)




Internally displaced Afghan children stand outside their makeshift houses as water cover their path during a rainy day in Kabul, Afghanistan May 11, 2015. (Photo by Mohammad Ismail/Reuters)

Internally displaced Afghan children stand outside their makeshift houses as water cover their path during a rainy day in Kabul, Afghanistan May 11, 2015. (Photo by Mohammad Ismail/Reuters)




A municipality worker takes cover from the rain in Kabul, Afghanistan May 11, 2015. (Photo by Mohammad Ismail/Reuters)

A municipality worker takes cover from the rain in Kabul, Afghanistan May 11, 2015. (Photo by Mohammad Ismail/Reuters)




An Afghan girl works on a wheat field in Nangarhar province, Afghanistan May 14, 2015. (Photo by Reuters/Parwiz)

An Afghan girl works on a wheat field in Nangarhar province, Afghanistan May 14, 2015. (Photo by Reuters/Parwiz)




An Afghan man waits for customers outside his shop in Kabul May 18, 2015. (Photo by Mohammad Ismail/Reuters)

An Afghan man waits for customers outside his shop in Kabul May 18, 2015. (Photo by Mohammad Ismail/Reuters)




An Afghan girl (R) jumps rope on a hilltop in Kabul, Afghanistan May 18, 2015. (Photo by Mohammad Ismail/Reuters)

An Afghan girl (R) jumps rope on a hilltop in Kabul, Afghanistan May 18, 2015. (Photo by Mohammad Ismail/Reuters)




An Afghan policeman stands guard at the site of a blast in Kabul, Afghanistan May 19, 2015. A bomb exploded in the parking lot of Afghanistan's Ministry of Justice on Tuesday, killing at least five people and wounding dozens as civil servants were leaving work for the day, officials said. (Photo by Mohammad Ismail/Reuters)

An Afghan policeman stands guard at the site of a blast in Kabul, Afghanistan May 19, 2015. A bomb exploded in the parking lot of Afghanistan's Ministry of Justice on Tuesday, killing at least five people and wounding dozens as civil servants were leaving work for the day, officials said. (Photo by Mohammad Ismail/Reuters)




Girls ride on a donkey cart with grass for animals on the outside of Nangarhar province, Afghanistan May 19, 2015. (Photo by Reuters/Parwiz)

Girls ride on a donkey cart with grass for animals on the outside of Nangarhar province, Afghanistan May 19, 2015. (Photo by Reuters/Parwiz)




An Afghan girl who sells pens sleeps along a street in Kabul, Afghanistan May 20, 2015. (Photo by Mohammad Ismail/Reuters)

An Afghan girl who sells pens sleeps along a street in Kabul, Afghanistan May 20, 2015. (Photo by Mohammad Ismail/Reuters)




An Afghan carpenter works on the roof of a makeshift flower house in Mazar-i-Sharif city, Afghanistan, May 24, 2015. (Photo by Anil Usyan/Reuters)

An Afghan carpenter works on the roof of a makeshift flower house in Mazar-i-Sharif city, Afghanistan, May 24, 2015. (Photo by Anil Usyan/Reuters)




Afghan children walk during a dust storm in Kabul, Afghanistan May 25, 2015. (Photo by Mohammad Ismail/Reuters)

Afghan children walk during a dust storm in Kabul, Afghanistan May 25, 2015. (Photo by Mohammad Ismail/Reuters)




Afghan women walk during a wind storm in Kabul, Afghanistan May 25, 2015. (Photo by Mohammad Ismail/Reuters)

Afghan women walk during a wind storm in Kabul, Afghanistan May 25, 2015. (Photo by Mohammad Ismail/Reuters)




A vendor prepares special sweet for customers ahead of Eid al-Fitr, which marks the end of Ramadan, in Jalalabad, Afghanistan July 13, 2015. (Photo by Reuters/Parwiz)

A vendor prepares special sweet for customers ahead of Eid al-Fitr, which marks the end of Ramadan, in Jalalabad, Afghanistan July 13, 2015. (Photo by Reuters/Parwiz)




An Afghan boy plays on a merry-go-round on a hill top in Kabul July 20, 2015. (Photo by Ahmad Masood/Reuters)

An Afghan boy plays on a merry-go-round on a hill top in Kabul July 20, 2015. (Photo by Ahmad Masood/Reuters)




An Afghan boy sits on a merry-go-round on a hill top in Kabul July 20, 2015. (Photo by Ahmad Masood/Reuters)

An Afghan boy sits on a merry-go-round on a hill top in Kabul July 20, 2015. (Photo by Ahmad Masood/Reuters)




An Afghan woman enjoys a horse ride along Qargha lake, in Kabul, Afghanistan July 21, 2015. (Photo by Ahmad Masood/Reuters)

An Afghan woman enjoys a horse ride along Qargha lake, in Kabul, Afghanistan July 21, 2015. (Photo by Ahmad Masood/Reuters)




An Afghan man rides a horse for leisure along Qargha lake, in Kabul, Afghanistan July 21, 2015. (Photo by Ahmad Masood/Reuters)

An Afghan man rides a horse for leisure along Qargha lake, in Kabul, Afghanistan July 21, 2015. (Photo by Ahmad Masood/Reuters)




Afghan children play on a trampoline along Qargha lake in Kabul, Afghanistan July 21, 2015. (Photo by Ahmad Masood/Reuters)

Afghan children play on a trampoline along Qargha lake in Kabul, Afghanistan July 21, 2015. (Photo by Ahmad Masood/Reuters)




An Afghan boy carries bread on his head for sale along Qargha lake, in Kabul, Afghanistan July 21, 2015. (Photo by Ahmad Masood/Reuters)

An Afghan boy carries bread on his head for sale along Qargha lake, in Kabul, Afghanistan July 21, 2015. (Photo by Ahmad Masood/Reuters)




An Afghan man washes his feet in Qargha lake in Kabul, Afghanistan July 21, 2015. (Photo by Ahmad Masood/Reuters)

An Afghan man washes his feet in Qargha lake in Kabul, Afghanistan July 21, 2015. (Photo by Ahmad Masood/Reuters)




Men sit on a hill overlooking parts of Kabul city, Afghanistan July 22, 2015. (Photo by Ahmad Masood/Reuters)

Men sit on a hill overlooking parts of Kabul city, Afghanistan July 22, 2015. (Photo by Ahmad Masood/Reuters)




In this Wednesday, April 15, 2015 photo, Afghan drug addicts take shelter near a bridge, in Kabul, Afghanistan. This year, many Afghan poppy farmers are expecting a windfall as they get ready to harvest opium from a new variety of poppy seeds said to boost yield of the resin that produces heroin. (Photo by Rahmat Gul/AP Photo)

In this Wednesday, April 15, 2015 photo, Afghan drug addicts take shelter near a bridge, in Kabul, Afghanistan. This year, many Afghan poppy farmers are expecting a windfall as they get ready to harvest opium from a new variety of poppy seeds said to boost yield of the resin that produces heroin. (Photo by Rahmat Gul/AP Photo)




In this Saturday, July 25, 2015 photo, Murad Ali Gharibyar 45, an Afghan toy guns salesman holds a toy at his shop, in Kabul, Afghanistan. (Photo by Rahmat Gul/AP Photo)

In this Saturday, July 25, 2015 photo, Murad Ali Gharibyar 45, an Afghan toy guns salesman holds a toy at his shop, in Kabul, Afghanistan. (Photo by Rahmat Gul/AP Photo)




Young internally displaced Afghans pose for a picture outside their shelter in a camp for Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) on the outskirts of Herat, Afghanistan, 22 July 2015. According to UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) figures, the number of internally displaced Afghans reached 683'000 by mid-2014, projecting that by the end of 2015 this number could have reached as many as 900'000 due to ongoing conflict in the country. (Photo by Jalil Rezayee/EPA)

Young internally displaced Afghans pose for a picture outside their shelter in a camp for Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) on the outskirts of Herat, Afghanistan, 22 July 2015. According to UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) figures, the number of internally displaced Afghans reached 683'000 by mid-2014, projecting that by the end of 2015 this number could have reached as many as 900'000 due to ongoing conflict in the country. (Photo by Jalil Rezayee/EPA)




Afghan vendors wait for customers in Kabul, Afghanistan, Sunday, May. 10, 2015. (AP Photo/Allauddin Khan)

Afghan vendors wait for customers in Kabul, Afghanistan, Sunday, May. 10, 2015. (AP Photo/Allauddin Khan)




An Afghan girl works on a wheat field in Nangarhar province, Afghanistan May 12, 2015. (Photo by Reuters/Parwiz)

An Afghan girl works on a wheat field in Nangarhar province, Afghanistan May 12, 2015. (Photo by Reuters/Parwiz)




Afghan men chat outside a home on the outskirts of Kabul, Afghanistan, Sunday, April 26, 2015. (Photo by Rahmat Gul/AP Photo)

Afghan men chat outside a home on the outskirts of Kabul, Afghanistan, Sunday, April 26, 2015. (Photo by Rahmat Gul/AP Photo)




In this Saturday, July 25, 2015 photo, an Afghan boy plays with his friends using a toy gun, in Kabul, Afghanistan. At least 184 people, nearly all children, suffered eye injuries over the recent Eid al-Fitr holiday from toy weapons that fire BB pellets and rubber shot, health officials said. In response, authorities have called on police to destroy all the toy guns officers comes across. (Photo by Rahmat Gul/AP Photo)

In this Saturday, July 25, 2015 photo, an Afghan boy plays with his friends using a toy gun, in Kabul, Afghanistan. At least 184 people, nearly all children, suffered eye injuries over the recent Eid al-Fitr holiday from toy weapons that fire BB pellets and rubber shot, health officials said. In response, authorities have called on police to destroy all the toy guns officers comes across. “The Afghan Interior Ministry orders all police forces to confiscate toy guns, which can lead to physical and psychological damage to people”, the order read. (Photo by Rahmat Gul/AP Photo)




In this Wednesday, April 15, 2015 photo, Afghan shepherd Mohammad Amin talks as he combs cashmere from a goat in Herat city, west of the capital Kabul, Afghanistan. Mohammad has 120 goats grazing the open spaces around an industrial park. At this time of year, most of the female goats have kids and shed the cashmere, which Amin  pulls off in huge handfuls. (Photo by Massoud Hossaini/AP Photo)

In this Wednesday, April 15, 2015 photo, Afghan shepherd Mohammad Amin talks as he combs cashmere from a goat in Herat city, west of the capital Kabul, Afghanistan. Mohammad has 120 goats grazing the open spaces around an industrial park. At this time of year, most of the female goats have kids and shed the cashmere, which Amin pulls off in huge handfuls. With an extended family of 13, he has a guaranteed income from the best of the cashmere he harvests as traders, processors, donors and international businesses are cottoning on to Afghanistan's potential as a major producer. (Photo by Massoud Hossaini/AP Photo)




In this Wednesday, April 15, 2015 photo,  Afghan female laborers work at a traditional cashmere factory in Herat city, west of the capital Kabul, Afghanistan. Not so long ago, Afghan farmers collected the thick winter undercoat their goats shed every spring and threw it on the fire to heat their homes and cook their food. (Photo by Massoud Hossaini/AP Photo)

In this Wednesday, April 15, 2015 photo, Afghan female laborers work at a traditional cashmere factory in Herat city, west of the capital Kabul, Afghanistan. Not so long ago, Afghan farmers collected the thick winter undercoat their goats shed every spring and threw it on the fire to heat their homes and cook their food. Some have since learned that the super-soft fluff that comes off in clumps as the weather warms up, once cleaned, refined and spun into yarn is cashmere – a luxury product that finds customers as far away as the United States, Britain and Europe. (Photo by Massoud Hossaini/AP Photo)




Afghan children collect dry grass to be used for firewood in a field on the outskirts of Jalalabad on May 14, 2015. (Photo by Noorullah Shirzada/AFP Photo)

Afghan children collect dry grass to be used for firewood in a field on the outskirts of Jalalabad on May 14, 2015. (Photo by Noorullah Shirzada/AFP Photo)




An Afghan vendor prepares sweets to be displayed for sale for the upcoming Eid Al-Fitr celebrations, Kabul, Afghanistan, Wednesday, July 15, 2015. (Photo by Massoud Hossaini/AP Photo)

An Afghan vendor prepares sweets to be displayed for sale for the upcoming Eid Al-Fitr celebrations, Kabul, Afghanistan, Wednesday, July 15, 2015. (Photo by Massoud Hossaini/AP Photo)




 A young Afghan girl watches as an unseen health worker administers the polio vaccine to a child during a campaign at a refugee camp on the outskirts of Jalalabad in Nangarhar province on May 11, 2015. Polio, once a worldwide scourge, is endemic in just three countries now – Afghanistan, Nigeria and Pakistan. (Photo by Noorullah Shirzada/AFP Photo)

A young Afghan girl watches as an unseen health worker administers the polio vaccine to a child during a campaign at a refugee camp on the outskirts of Jalalabad in Nangarhar province on May 11, 2015. Polio, once a worldwide scourge, is endemic in just three countries now – Afghanistan, Nigeria and Pakistan. (Photo by Noorullah Shirzada/AFP Photo)




An Afghan vendor prepares sweets to be displayed for sale for the upcoming Eid Al-Fitr celebrations, Kabul, Afghanistan, Wednesday, July 15, 2015. (Photo by Massoud Hossaini/AP Photo)

An Afghan vendor prepares sweets to be displayed for sale for the upcoming Eid Al-Fitr celebrations, Kabul, Afghanistan, Wednesday, July 15, 2015. (Photo by Massoud Hossaini/AP Photo)
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