1116-11013 - Afghan men playing chess on Chicken Street in Kabul, , Afghanistan

1116-10721 - Qadamjoy Shah-i-Aulia Shrine beside the Band-i-Haibat (Dam of Awe), Band-i-Amir, Bamian Province, Afghanistan

1116-10732 - Water cascading down the travertine walls of Band-i-Haibat (Dam of Awe), Band-i-Amir, Bamian Province, Afghanistan

1116-10814 - Pavilion portico at the Bagh-i-Babur Shah (Babur's Garden) - Kabul,, Afghanistan

1116-10821 - Marble mosque at the Bagh-i-Babur Shah (Babur's Garden) - Kabul,, Afghanistan

1116-10755 - Old watchtower in the Shahidan Valley, Bamian Province, Afghanistan

1116-11076 - Afghan barber in Charikar, Parwan Province, Afghanistan

1116-10833 - Tomb of Ahmad Zahir the famous singer of Afghanistan at the Shohada-e-Salehin cemetery in Kabul,, Afghanistan

1116-11095 - Abandoned Soviet tanks in Shekh Ali, Parwan Province, Afghanistan

1116-11120 - Afghan farmer tilling a field in the Siagerd Valley, Parwan Province, Afghanistan

1116-10909 - Afghan doctor dispensing medicines at a restaurant in Bamiyan, Bamian Province, Afghanistan

1116-11132 - Afghan women and boy in Jalrez, Vardak Province, Afghanistan

1116-10803 - Houses on the Tapa Maranjan Ridge in Kabul,, Afghanistan

1116-11035 - No guns sign at the Spinghar Hotel in Jalalabad, Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan

1116-11164 - Man carrying brushwood and man with bicycle near Zarkharid, Vardak Province, Afghanistan

1116-10691 - Panoramic view of the town of Bamiyan, Bamian Province, Afghanistan

1116-10817 - Babur's Tomb with the original headstone and a new marble fence after the restoration of Bagh-i-Babur Shah (Babur's Garden) - Kabul,, Afghanistan

1116-10915 - Hazara man in Bamiyan, Bamian Province, Afghanistan

1116-10775 - Mud fort near Sharh-e-Zohak (The Red City) at the entrance to the Bamiyan Valley, Bamian Province, Afghanistan

1116-11050 - Returned Afghan refugee with his chattel on a truck on the Torkham to Jalalabad Road, Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan

1116-10948 - Shepherd and his flock of sheep on a path by the Pai Mori Gorge, Bamian Province, Afghanistan

1116-10830 - Darulaman Palace was designed for King Amanullah by a French architect in the 1920s; it later became the Defense Ministry, and was the military headquarters during the Russian occupation. .Kabul,, Afghanistan

1116-11107 - Afghan girl in Shekh Ali, Parwan Province, Afghanistan

1116-10955 - Hazara farmers & donkeys laden with brushwood along the Shahidan Pass in winter, Bamian Province, Afghanistan

1116-11019 - Passengers waiting at the main terminal building of the Kabul International Airport for the departure of their flight, , Afghanistan

1116-10840 - Abandoned mud house along the Kabul to Charikar Road, Parwan Province, Afghanistan

1116-11113 - Girls playing on an abandoned Soviet tank in the Siagerd Valley, Parwan Province, Afghanistan

1116-11092 - Kabul to Kandahar Highway near Pol-e Matak, Parwan Province, Afghanistan

1116-11101 - Afghan shepherd and his flock of sheep in Shekh Ali, Parwan Province, Afghanistan

1116-10725 - Water cascading down the travertine walls of Band-i-Haibat (Dam of Awe), Band-i-Amir, Bamian Province, Afghanistan

1116-10777 - Mud fort at the confluence of the Bamiyan and Kalu rivers near Sharh-e-Zohak at the entrance to Bamiyan, Bamian Province, Afghanistan

1116-10980 - Girl and child follow their mother wearing a burqa on a Kabul street, , Afghanistan

1116-10970 - Afghan men and brushwood-laden donkeys in the outskirts of Kabul, , Afghanistan

1116-10763 - Shibar Pass, Bamian Province, Afghanistan

857-62748 - Haji Joma Khan, the head of Char Manar village in Gulran District, walks with a friend past a field of wild poppies,in the northwest part of Herat Province.

857-62754 - A border policeman looks out form a ridge, at a post on the Hari Rud River, with Iran just on the other side, in Gulran District, in the northwest part of Herat Province.

857-55489 - Women cook over an open fire in the kitchen area of a traditional northern Afghan home on the outskirts of Mazar-i Sharif, Afghanistan

857-53462 - Afghan men vote on the day of presidential and provincial elections in Mazar-i Sharif, Afghanistan, August 20 2009

857-55491 - Afghan men and their guests eat a traditional feast of rice pilaf, mantu, and other dishes spread out on a plastic cloth, in an Afghan home in Mazar-i Sharif, Afghanistan

857-50179 - Afghan men on horseback turn their horses toward the action during a game of

857-55492 - Men of the Wakhi tribe eat bread and drink tea for a meal and rest break during a journey into the Little Pamir from the Wakhan valley, Badakshan, Afghanistan

857-53515 - Afghan women vote in the presidential and provincial elections in Mazar-i Sharif, Afghanistan.

857-33945 - Men, soldiers and schoolboys carry banners and photos to the shrine in the Panjshir Valley of the famous Tajik commander, Ahmad Shah Masood, during a memorial on the one year anniversary of his assasination, September 9, 2002. Masood was a revered mujahedin leader who also was one of the leaders of the Northern Alliance which opposed the Taliban and helped the US Military in their defeat. Masood was assasinated by what are thought to be Al Queda operatives on Sept. 9, 2001. A shrine has been erected in the Panjshir Valley from where he led much of his resistance to both the Soviet and Taliban forces, to honor this latest of Afghan war heros.

857-34013 - Armed guards keep an eye on the crowds during a ceremony below the shrine of Ahmad Shah Masood in the Panjshir Valley, September 9, 2002. Masood was a revered mujahedin leader who fought the Soviets in the Afghan-Soviet war, and who also was one of the main leaders of the Northern Alliance which opposed the Taliban and helped the US Military in their defeat. Masood was assasinated by what are thought to be Al Queda operatives on Sept. 9, 2001. A shrine has been erected in the Panjshir Valley, near the village of Bazarak, from where he led much of his resistance to both the Soviet and Taliban forces, to honor this latest of Afghan war heros.

857-33947 - Schoolboys chant and carry banners to the shrine in the Panjshir Valley of the famous Tajik commander, Ahmad Shah Masood, on the one year anniversary of his assasination, September 9 2002. Masood was a revered mujahedin leader who also was one of the leaders of the Northern Alliance which opposed the Taliban and helped the US Military in their defeat. Masood was assasinated by what are thought to be Al Queda operatives on Sept. 9, 2001. A shrine has been erected in the Panjshir Valley from where he led much of his resistance to both the Soviet and Taliban forces, to honor this latest of Afghan war heros.

857-34050 - Men sell melons, an Afghan specialty, along the partly ruined streets of Kabul, Afghanistan. Since the fall of the Taliban regime in late 2001, commerce has thrived in Kabul, if not in all the regions of Afghanistan. Agricultural products remains one of the most important parts of the Afghan economy

857-33952 - Crowds of boys and men, holding posters of Ahmad Shah Masood and Afghan president Hamid Karzai, line the roofs of buildings during a ceremony in the Panjshir Valley on the one year anniversary of Masoods assasination, September 9, 2002. Thousands of people from all over Afghanistan and the world, including many important dignitaries, arrived in the Panjshir Valley for ceremonies honoring Masood, a revered mujahedin leader who also was one of the leaders of the Northern Alliance which opposed the Taliban and helped the US Military in their defeat. Masood was assasinated by what are thought to be Al Queda operatives on Sept. 9, 2001. The shrine to honor this latest of Afghan war heros was built in the Panjshir Valley as that is from where Masood led much popular resistance against both the Soviets and the Taliban forces.

857-33946 - Hundreds of men and boys pray during ceremonies at the shrine of Ahmad Shah Masood in the Panjshir Valley, on the one year anniversary of his assasination, September 9, 2002.. Masood was a revered mujahedin leader who also was one of the leaders of the Northern Alliance which opposed the Taliban and helped the US Military in their defeat. Masood was assasinated by what are thought to be Al Queda operatives on Sept. 9, 2001. A shrine has been erected in the Panjshir Valley from where he led much of his resistance to both the Soviet and Taliban forces, to honor this latest of Afghan war heros.

857-34046 - An Afghan man holds a portait of himself as an Olympic wrestler in one of the old bazaars of Kabul. The man, now working as a traditional healer in a tiny stall, had been part of the Afghan Olympic team in the 1970's and had competed in Europe and in Mexico City.

857-33971 - Afghan men pause on the road with an ancient brick minaret and many shrines in the background, outside of Ghazni, Afghanistan, October 1, 2002. Made of brick decorated with Kufic and Naksh Script and floral motifs, the minaret dates back to the early 12th century and was built by Sultan Masud III of the Ghaznavid Dynasty, who ruled over an empire encompassing much of Afghanistan, Northern India, Persia and Central Asia. The minaret was once three times as tall as its current 70 feet, and is thought to have been part of a large mosque complex. Now an important truck stop on the road to Kandahar, Ghazni, located on the Lora River at the elevation of 2,225 meters, is the capital of Ghazni province with a population of 35,900, and is a market for sheep, wool, camel hair cloth, corn, and fruit, and continues to be a haven for Taliban insurgents.

857-34049 - An Afghan man sits on his wooden cart and drinks tea at dawn from a street tea stall in central Kabul. With the first respite from war in nearly two decades, Kabulis are busy re-building their lives and business amongst the ruins, and the streets are busy with markets, tea stalls, trucks, etc. Much of Kabul was destroyed in the mid 1990's (1992-1996) in factional fighting between rival mujahideen commanders for control of the capital after the Soviet's withdrawal.

857-34011 - Elaborate flower wreaths are brought by Afghan soldiers as tokens of respect to the shrine of Ahmad Shah Masood, on the one year anniversary of Masoods assasination, at a ceremony in the Panjshir Valley, Afghanistan, September 9, 2002. Masood was a revered mujahedin leader who fought the Soviets in the Afghan-Soviet war, and who also was one of the main leaders of the Northern Alliance which opposed the Taliban and helped the US Military in their defeat. Masood was assasinated by what are thought to be Al Queda operatives on Sept. 9, 2001. A shrine has been erected in the Panjshir Valley, near the village of Bazarak, from where he led much of his resistance to both the Soviet and Taliban forces, to honor this latest of Afghan war heros.

857-33942 - Children play on a tank in the Panjshir Valley while waiting for ceremonies to begin in honor the one year anniversary of the assasination of Ahmad Shah Masood, September 9, 2002. The Panjshir Valley was a stronghold for the Tajik people and the famous commander Masood in their struggle first against the Soviets and then against the Taliban. The valley and villages of the Panjshir were subjected to heavy bombing and destruction during the Afghan-Soviet war, but was never fully occupied. Now it is the heartland for the powerful Tajik ethnic group, the second largest in Afghanistan, who came to partial power after the fall of the Taliban.

817-189523 - Sister and brother from an Afghan refugee camp, Peshawar, Pakistan

817-189512 - Delicious and fresh nan in bakery in Peshawar, Pakistan

817-189516 - Afghan kids hawking gum at the bus station, Peshawar, Pakistan

817-189509 - Ruins of an old caravanserai taken over by the jungle, Peshawar, Pakistan

817-189524 - A line of goat heads at the Afghan Bazaar, Peshawar, Pakistan

817-189522 - 2 Afghan boys at refugee camp in Peshawar, Pakistan

817-189511 - A trio of Peshawari men in their shalwar kameez, Pakistan

817-189510 - 2 smiling Peshawaris, Pakistan

817-189519 - Young snack vendor in Peshawar, Pakistan

817-189520 - Afghan food vendor, Peshawar, Pakistan

817-189513 - Man and his giant rice pots, Peshawar, Pakistan

816-388 - Portrait of a Afghan Tajik man, Wakhan corridor, Ishkashim, on the Afghanistan and Tajikistan border, Central Asia, Asia

816-178 - Young Afghan boys, Wakhan Corridor, Afghanistan, Asia

816-390 - Afghan market in Ishkashim, on the border of Tajikistan and Afghanistan, Tajikistan, Central Asia, Asia

312-2083 - Memorial plaque of assassinated Mujahadin leader Ahmad Shah Massoud know as the ' Lion of Panshir' an Afghan National Hero, situated opposite the Shrine of Hazrat Ali, Mazar-I-Sharif, Balkh province, Afghanistan, Asia

312-1923 - Houses within the old city walls below the Citadel, rebuilt since its destruction in the First Anglo Afghan war as used as a military garrison, Ghazni, Afghanistan, Asia