Afghanistan Wartime Architecture May 2010
Part 2
 

An Afghan youth wearing a jersey of French football striker Thierry Henry warms up among colleagues in front of a mirror during a training session at a boxing club in central Kabul on May 13, 2010. Under the Taliban regime boxing was among many sports banned. After the reinstatement of Afghanistan to Olympic competition in 2002, one athlete Basharmal Sultani took part in the boxing competition of the 2004 Athens Olympic Games. Getty

Burka wearing women walk down the street on May 13, 2010 in Kabul, Afghanistan. Nine years after the collapse of Taliban goverment, girls are still forbidden by their family to study in schools. Getty

n Afghan girl looks through a window of a class in a schoolhouse on May 13, 2010 in Kabul, Afghanistan. Nine years after the collapse of Taliban goverment, girls are still forbidden by their family to study in schools. Getty

An Afghan police officer stops a woman as others beat the gate of the Iranian consulate office with sticks during a protest in Jalalabad, Nangarhar province east of Kabul, Afghanistan, Thursday, May 13, 2010. Several hundred protesters rallied Thursday to condemn last month's public execution of Afghan prisoners in Iran, who were arrested allegedly for drug trafficking. AP

An Afghan Turkman weaver prepares balls of wool as he works on handmade Afghan pashminas scarves and shawls, in the background of a factory shop in the notorious 'Chicken Street' commercial area in central Kabul, on May 12, 2010. Weaving has long been part of Afghanistan's commercial history with the north of the country traditionally being the centre of the industry. Under the Taliban regime of the 1990's women who could not leave the family home were able to utilise their skills and make money for their families by weaving. Getty

Men prepare for a bodybuilding competition at the Areyub Cinema in the western part of Kabul city May 12, 2010. Hundreds of competitors entered the annual competition, organised by Afghanistan's national Olympic organisation, to vie for the title of Mr. Afghanistan. Reuters

In this May 11, 2010 photo, students play music at the National Institute of Music in Kabul, Afghanistan. In this city where music was illegal less than a decade ago, a new generation of children is being raised to understand its joys. AP

An Afghan released youth, face to camera, hugs a friend after he was released from a prison in Jalalabad, Nangarhar province, east of Kabul, Afghanistan, on Wednesday, May 12, 2010. Around 30 people, jailed for criminal activities, were released for honoring the 18th anniversary of the Afghan Mujahedeen victory over the Soviets in the 1980s war. AP

A German Bundeswehr army soldier with the 3rd company of the Quick Reaction Force QRF washes himself in a combat outpost in Chahar Dara district on the outskirts of Kunduz, northern Afghanistan, May 12, 2010. Shadows in the picture are caused by water drops on the lens. Reuters

A young boy carries tea to the mechanics while helping out at a motor repair garage in Kabul, Afghanistan, Tuesday, May 11, 2010. Thousands of children work in the streets of Afghanistan every earning on average less than $2 a day and sometimes can be the only means of support for their families. AP

A German Bundeswehr army soldier with the 3rd company of the Quick Reaction Force (QRF) balances on a rope during time off after a mission in a combat outpost in Chahar Dara district in the outskirts of Kunduz, northern Afghanistan, May 11, 2010. Reuters

An Afghan soldier displays a book in a classroom after a blast at the school in Khost, Afghanistan, Tuesday, May 11, 2010. Four teachers and nine students were hospitalized after a bomb went off underneath a stairwell at a boy's school in the Smalhail district of eastern Khost province, said a student and regional health chief Amir Badsh. AP

A mother sits bedside of her daughter, a victim of an alleged gas attack, at a hospital in Kunduz, north of Kabul, Afghanistan on Tuesday, May 11, 2010. Regional public health chief Azizullah Safer said the incident resembled several other suspected gas attacks last week at girls' schools in Kunduz and the Afghan capital, Kabul. Officials believe they have been carried out by militants opposed to education for girls. AP

German Bundeswehr army soldiers with the 3rd company of the Quick Reaction Force QRF take a break in their sleeping room in a combat outpost in Chahar Dara district on the outskirts of Kunduz, northern Afghanistan, May 10, 2010. The sign reads, "Presidential suite". Reuters

Girlstown U.S.A. , Texas, shaves the head of Sgt. Daniel Cook, of Eugene, Ore. at a forward base where they are stationed with a tanker company of the 2nd Battalion, 1st Infantry Regiment of the 5th Stryker Brigade, Monday, May 10, 2010, in Afghanistan's Kandahar province. AP

U.S. Army specialist William Lembo from Brooklyn, New York with the 1st platoon, 2nd Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, part of the 82nd Airborne Division, climbs on a structure in Mian Joie village during a security operation in Arghandab valley in Kandahar province, southern Afghanistan, May 10, 2010. Taliban militants announced that a new offensive will begin from Monday and would target foreign troops, Afghan government officials, and foreign diplomats with suicide and roadside bombings. Reuters

Ill. , and with Alpha Company, 2nd Battalion, 1st Infantry Regiment of the 5th Stryker Brigade, works on his laptop computer while sitting in his quarters which are in a concrete bunker at a forward base Monday, May 10, 2010, in Afghanistan's Kandahar province. AP

compound of his home after a flood in Baghlan province, north of Kabul, Afghanistan,Monday, May 10, 2010. Heavy rain sent floodwaters tearing through villages in the province, destroying hundreds of homes, police said Monday. AP

An Afghan man takes a carpet covered in mud out of a room at his house after a flood in Baghlan province, north of Kabul, Afghanistan,Monday, May 10, 2010. Heavy rain sent floodwaters tearing through villages in the province, destroying hundreds of homes, police said Monday. AP

Afghan men, victims of war, look on during a "victims' jirga" (a meeting) in Kabul, Afghanistan, Sunday, May 9, 2010. Mothers of slain teenage sons, men marred by mine blasts and tearful widows were among Afghans who spoke out Sunday at a conference billed as the first major gathering of victims of decades of war in their country. AP

Afghan President Hamid Karzai meets with Speaker of the House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) May 8, 2010 in Kabul, Afghanistan. Pelosi will also be in Qatar visiting U.S. troops over Mother's Day weekend. Getty

Afghan President Hamid Karzai (2nd L) walks in Bagram Airfield during a visit on May 8, 2010. Afghan President Hamid Karzai said May 8 that the United States and its allies still have a long way to go before their security operations are successful in his country.'We have traveled far together, but the international effort in Afghanistan still has miles to go,' Karzai wrote in an op-ed piece in The Washington Post.'We are not yet delivering security to large portions of the country.' Getty

U.S. Army soldiers with 2nd Platoon, Alpha Company, 2nd Battalion, 1st Infantry Regiment of the 5th Stryker Brigade, keep their eyes in the direction of two Taliban fighters, armed with AK-47 assault rifles, who were seen running after one soldier shot at them when they entered the nearby intersection Saturday, May 8, 2010, in Afghanistan's Kandahar province. AP

Afghan President Hamid Karzai (C) talks to a wounded Afghan National Army (ANA) soldier at a hospital in Bagram Airfield during a visit on May 8, 2010. Afghan President Hamid Karzai said May 8 that the United States and its allies still have a long way to go before their security operations are successful in his country.'We have traveled far together, but the international effort in Afghanistan still has miles to go,' Karzai wrote in an op-ed piece in The Washington Post.'We are not yet delivering security to large portions of the country.' Getty

An Afghan man watches television as he waits for his order inside a sandwich shop in the old city area of Kabul, on May 7, 2010. Two NATO soldiers were killed in separate attacks in southern and eastern Afghanistan during the last 24 hours, the military said, taking the death toll for the year to date to 184. Getty

An Afghan boy waits for his order at a sandwich shop in the old city area of Kabul, on May 7, 2010. Two NATO soldiers were killed in separate attacks in southern and eastern Afghanistan during the last 24 hours, the military said, taking the death toll for the year to date to 184. Getty

wo Afghan men wait for transportation at nightfall next to an advertising board in the old city area of Kabul, on May 7, 2010. Two NATO soldiers were killed in separate attacks in southern and eastern Afghanistan during the last 24 hours, the military said, taking the death toll for the year to date to 184. Getty

An Afghan Sunni Muslim man in traditional clothes teaches his two young sons clothed in Western jeans and shirts how to pray at a mosque during traditional Friday noon prayers on the eastern outskirts of Kabul on April 7, 2010. Two NATO soldiers were killed in separate attacks in southern and eastern Afghanistan during the last 24 hours, the military said, taking the death toll of foreign troops for the year to date to 184. Getty

An elderly Afghan man stands near a burqa-clad woman alongside a road at nightfall in the old city area of Kabul, on May 7, 2010. Two NATO soldiers were killed in separate attacks in southern and eastern Afghanistan during the last 24 hours, the military said, taking the death toll for the year to date to 184. Getty

An elderly Afghan Sunni Muslim man reads the koran at a mosque before traditional Friday noon prayers on the eastern outskirts of Kabul on April 7, 2010. Two NATO soldiers were killed in separate attacks in southern and eastern Afghanistan during the last 24 hours, the military said, taking the death toll of foreign troops for the year to date to 184. Getty

Vancouver, Wash. , waits in the entrance of an abandoned compound near the intersection of a road while waiting for motorists to pass a checkpoint set up by 1st Platoon, Charlie Company, 2nd Battalion, 1st Infantry Regiment of the 5th Stryker Brigade Friday, May 7, 2010, in Afghanistan's Kandahar province. AP

A U.S. Army soldier with 2nd Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, part of the 82nd Airborne Division stands by his machinegun on an outpost atop a mountain overlooking the Arghandab valley in Kandahar province, southern Afghanistan May 7, 2010. Reuters

An Afghan man and youths are seen at a public bath or "Hamam, in Kabul, Afghanistan, Friday, May 7, 2010. After decades of war most of the people in Afghanistan do not have access to hot or cold running water in their homes. AP

An Afghan Sunni Muslim man prays at a mosque during traditional Friday noon prayers as another takes a nap on the eastern outskirts of Kabul on April 7, 2010. Two NATO soldiers were killed in separate attacks in southern and eastern Afghanistan during the last 24 hours, the military said, taking the death toll of foreign troops for the year to date to 184. Getty

An Afghan boy (R) cleans a shoe as Sunni Muslims pray at a mosque during traditional Friday noon prayers on the eastern outskirts of Kabul on April 7, 2010. Two NATO soldiers were killed in separate attacks in southern and eastern Afghanistan during the last 24 hours, the military said, taking the death toll of foreign troops for the year to date to 184. Getty

Afghan Sunni Muslims pray outside a mosque by the foot of a hill during traditional Friday noon prayers on the eastern outskirts of Kabul on April 7, 2010. Two NATO soldiers were killed in separate attacks in southern and eastern Afghanistan during the last 24 hours, the military said, taking the death toll of foreign troops for the year to date to 184. Getty

This undated photo provided by Ashley Barrett shows 1st Lt. Brandon A. Barrett, 27 of Marion, Ind. Barrett died Wednesday May 5, 2010 while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan. He was assigned to 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C. AP

A U.S. Army soldier with 2nd Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, part of the 82nd Airborne Division guides a Chinook chopper to deliver supplies on an outpost atop a mountain overlooking the Arghandab valley in Kandahar province, southern Afghanistan May 7, 2010. Reuters

U.S. Army Specialist Donald Clark from Clever Mo, with the Scout platoon, 2nd Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, part of the 82nd Airborne Division, climbs atop a steep rocky mountain on his way to an outpost overlooking the Arghandab valley in Kandahar province, southern Afghanistan May 7, 2010. Reuters

A U.S. Army Chinook chopper flies over Kandahar city, southern Afghanistan May 7, 2010. Reuters