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A women attends a class at a driving school in Kabul August 17, 2014. Kabul is one of the world's fastest growing cities and its streets are increasingly blocked by cars and buses. In the city's private driving schools, students pay a $60 fee for a 45-day course, which includes oral and practical driving tests at the country's Traffic Department. (Photo by Mohammad Ismail/Reuters)

A women attends a class at a driving school in Kabul August 17, 2014. Kabul is one of the world's fastest growing cities and its streets are increasingly blocked by cars and buses. In the city's private driving schools, students pay a $60 fee for a 45-day course, which includes oral and practical driving tests at the country's Traffic Department. Some of the women who have signed up say learning to drive is a way to escape unwanted gazes and physical harassment on the cramped, crowded minibuses that are often the only method of urban public transport. (Photo by Mohammad Ismail/Reuters)




Tahmina, (R) talks to her instructor during a practical lesson at a driving school in Kabul September 4, 2014. (Photo by Mohammad Ismail/Reuters)

Tahmina, (R) talks to her instructor during a practical lesson at a driving school in Kabul September 4, 2014. (Photo by Mohammad Ismail/Reuters)




An instructor (R) teaches women about a car's mechanics during a technical lesson at a driving school in Kabul August 11, 2014. (Photo by Mohammad Ismail/Reuters)

An instructor (R) teaches women about a car's mechanics during a technical lesson at a driving school in Kabul August 11, 2014. (Photo by Mohammad Ismail/Reuters)




A women holds a book showing road signs as she attends a class at a driving school in Kabul September 4, 2014. (Photo by Mohammad Ismail/Reuters)

A women holds a book showing road signs as she attends a class at a driving school in Kabul September 4, 2014. (Photo by Mohammad Ismail/Reuters)




A woman listens to an instructor (unseen) who explains traffic signs at a driving school in Kabul August 11, 2014. (Photo by Mohammad Ismail/Reuters)

A woman listens to an instructor (unseen) who explains traffic signs at a driving school in Kabul August 11, 2014. (Photo by Mohammad Ismail/Reuters)




An instructor explains traffic signs during a lesson at a driving school in Kabul August 11, 2014. (Photo by Mohammad Ismail/Reuters)

An instructor explains traffic signs during a lesson at a driving school in Kabul August 11, 2014. (Photo by Mohammad Ismail/Reuters)




Afghan men attend a class at a driving school in Kabul August 16, 2014. (Photo by Mohammad Ismail/Reuters)

Afghan men attend a class at a driving school in Kabul August 16, 2014. (Photo by Mohammad Ismail/Reuters)




An instructor (L) teaches a man how to drive a car during a practical lesson at a driving school in Kabul August 18, 2014. (Photo by Mohammad Ismail/Reuters)

An instructor (L) teaches a man how to drive a car during a practical lesson at a driving school in Kabul August 18, 2014. (Photo by Mohammad Ismail/Reuters)




An instructor explains traffic signs to a man during a lesson at a driving school in Kabul August 24, 2014. (Photo by Mohammad Ismail/Reuters)

An instructor explains traffic signs to a man during a lesson at a driving school in Kabul August 24, 2014. (Photo by Mohammad Ismail/Reuters)




A speedometer is seen at a driving school in Kabul August 16, 2014. (Photo by Mohammad Ismail/Reuters)

A speedometer is seen at a driving school in Kabul August 16, 2014. (Photo by Mohammad Ismail/Reuters)




An instructor explains a car's mechanics during a technical lesson at a driving school in Kabul August 24, 2014. (Photo by Mohammad Ismail/Reuters)

An instructor explains a car's mechanics during a technical lesson at a driving school in Kabul August 24, 2014. (Photo by Mohammad Ismail/Reuters)




Kanaz, 21, gets out of a car after a practical driving lesson in Kabul August 14, 2014. (Photo by Mohammad Ismail/Reuters)

Kanaz, 21, gets out of a car after a practical driving lesson in Kabul August 14, 2014. (Photo by Mohammad Ismail/Reuters)




Kanaz, 21, listens to her instructor (unseen) during a practical driving lesson in Kabul August 14, 2014. (Photo by Mohammad Ismail/Reuters)

Kanaz, 21, listens to her instructor (unseen) during a practical driving lesson in Kabul August 14, 2014. (Photo by Mohammad Ismail/Reuters)




A schoolboy waits before crossing a street near a traffic sign in Kabul August 31, 2014. (Photo by Mohammad Ismail/Reuters)

A schoolboy waits before crossing a street near a traffic sign in Kabul August 31, 2014. (Photo by Mohammad Ismail/Reuters)




Vehicles drive at a junction in downtown Kabul August 25, 2014. (Photo by Mohammad Ismail/Reuters)

Vehicles drive at a junction in downtown Kabul August 25, 2014. (Photo by Mohammad Ismail/Reuters)




A red traffic light counts down on a street in Kabul August 31, 2014. (Photo by Mohammad Ismail/Reuters)

A red traffic light counts down on a street in Kabul August 31, 2014. (Photo by Mohammad Ismail/Reuters)




Tahmina drives during a practical driving lesson in Kabul September 4, 2014. (Photo by Mohammad Ismail/Reuters)

Tahmina drives during a practical driving lesson in Kabul September 4, 2014. (Photo by Mohammad Ismail/Reuters)




People travel in an overcrowded van in Kabul August 31, 2014. (Photo by Mohammad Ismail/Reuters)

People travel in an overcrowded van in Kabul August 31, 2014. (Photo by Mohammad Ismail/Reuters)




A student looks at a speedometer during a practical lesson at a driving school in Kabul August 24, 2014. (Photo by Mohammad Ismail/Reuters)

A student looks at a speedometer during a practical lesson at a driving school in Kabul August 24, 2014. (Photo by Mohammad Ismail/Reuters)




An instructor (L) teaches a man how to drive a car during a practical lesson in Kabul August 11, 2014. (Photo by Mohammad Ismail/Reuters)

An instructor (L) teaches a man how to drive a car during a practical lesson in Kabul August 11, 2014. (Photo by Mohammad Ismail/Reuters)




An Afghan traffic policeman directs vehicles on a busy road in Kabul August 31, 2014. (Photo by Mohammad Ismail/Reuters)

An Afghan traffic policeman directs vehicles on a busy road in Kabul August 31, 2014. (Photo by Mohammad Ismail/Reuters)




Afghan men line up as they wait for their turn to take a test before receiving a driving license at a traffic police department in Kabul August 23, 2014. (Photo by Mohammad Ismail/Reuters)

Afghan men line up as they wait for their turn to take a test before receiving a driving license at a traffic police department in Kabul August 23, 2014. (Photo by Mohammad Ismail/Reuters)




An Afghan man takes an eye test before receiving a driving license at a traffic police department in Kabul August 23, 2014. (Photo by Mohammad Ismail/Reuters)

An Afghan man takes an eye test before receiving a driving license at a traffic police department in Kabul August 23, 2014. (Photo by Mohammad Ismail/Reuters)




Afghan men attend a driving license lesson before receiving a driving license at a Kabul traffic police department in Kabul August 23, 2014. (Photo by Mohammad Ismail/Reuters)

Afghan men attend a driving license lesson before receiving a driving license at a Kabul traffic police department in Kabul August 23, 2014. (Photo by Mohammad Ismail/Reuters)




Afghan men wait as an official (L) holds their driving test papers at a traffic police department in Kabul August 23, 2014. (Photo by Mohammad Ismail/Reuters)

Afghan men wait as an official (L) holds their driving test papers at a traffic police department in Kabul August 23, 2014. (Photo by Mohammad Ismail/Reuters)




A chart of students who completed their training is seen on a wall at a driving school in Kabul August 18, 2014. (Photo by Mohammad Ismail/Reuters)

A chart of students who completed their training is seen on a wall at a driving school in Kabul August 18, 2014. (Photo by Mohammad Ismail/Reuters)
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