Poppy Eradication In Afghanistan
KABUL — An Afghan policeman destroys an opium poppy field in Alingar, Laghman province, east of Kabul, Afghanistan, Monday, April 30, 2012. A bomb exploded next to the opium poppy fields during a poppy eradication campaign in Alingar, wounding two Afghan police reaction forces, police officials said. Afghanistan supplies most of the world’s opium. <AP/Newsis> […]
“Take Charge of Your Country”
KABUL (Xinhua) — Afghan President Hamid Karzi, right, hands over a certificate to a newly graduated officer during the graduation ceremony at the National Military Academy in Kabul, Afghanistan, March 22, 2012. The United States and the allied nations contributing troops in Afghanistan have agreed to support Afghan national security forces with 4.1 billion U.S. […]
New Year’s Day Celebration in Afghanistan
KABUL – Afghan men dance outside the Sakhi Shrine during a ceremony as Afghanistan celebrates the start of Noruz, the Afghan new year, in Kabul, Afghanistan on March 20, 2012. <Photo: Xinhua/Ahmad Massoud> news@theasian.asia
First Snow Makes Children Happy
Children play around after the first snowfall in 2012 in Kabul, capital of Afghanistan, on Jan. 4, 2012. <Photo: Xinhua/Ahmad Massoud> news@theasian.asia