Afghan Presidential candidate and former foreign minister Abdullah Abdullah
Afghan Presidential candidate and former foreign minister Abdullah Abdullah passes a picture of Afghan national hero and anti-Soviet resistance leader Ahmad Shah Massoud during a ceremony in Kabul Education University in Kabul, Afghanistan on September 14, 2009. UPI/Mohammad Kheirkhah
Afghan Presidential candidate and former foreign minister Abdullah Abdullah
Afghan Presidential candidate and former foreign minister Abdullah Abdullah enters to a car after attending a ceremony in Kabul Education University in Kabul, Afghanistan on September 14, 2009. UPI/Mohammad Kheirkhah
Afghan Presidential candidate and former foreign minister Abdullah Abdullah
Hands of Afghan Presidential candidate and former foreign minister Abdullah Abdullah are clasped at his house in Kabul, Afghanistan on September 14, 2009. UPI/Mohammad Kheirkhah
Afghan Presidential candidate and former foreign minister Abdullah Abdullah
Afghan Presidential candidate and former foreign minister Abdullah Abdullah is seen at his house in Kabul, Afghanistan on September 14, 2009. UPI/Mohammad Kheirkhah
Afghan Presidential candidate and former foreign minister Abdullah Abdullah
Afghan Presidential candidate and former foreign minister Abdullah Abdullah is seen at his house in Kabul, Afghanistan on September 14, 2009. UPI/Mohammad Kheirkhah
Afghan Presidential candidate and former foreign minister Abdullah Abdullah
Afghan Presidential candidate and former foreign minister Abdullah Abdullah is seen at his house in Kabul, Afghanistan on September 14, 2009. UPI/Mohammad Kheirkhah
Afghan Presidential candidate and former foreign minister Abdullah Abdullah
Afghan Presidential candidate and former foreign minister Abdullah Abdullah is seen at his house in Kabul, Afghanistan on September 14, 2009. UPI/Mohammad Kheirkhah
Afghan Presidential candidate and former foreign minister Abdullah Abdullah
Afghan Presidential candidate and former foreign minister Abdullah Abdullah is seen at his house in Kabul, Afghanistan on September 14, 2009. UPI/Mohammad Kheirkhah
Afghan Presidential candidate and former foreign minister Abdullah Abdullah
Afghan Presidential candidate and former foreign minister Abdullah Abdullah is seen at his house in Kabul, Afghanistan on September 14, 2009. UPI/Mohammad Kheirkhah
A U.S. F-16 jet fighter lands in the US airfield at the main U.S. base in Bagram, north of Kabul, Afghanistan on September 12, 2009. UPI/Mohammad Kheirkhah
A U.S. service member checks a F-15 jet fighter in the US airfield in Bagram, north of Kabul, Afghanistan on September 12, 2009. UPI/Mohammad Kheirkhah
A U.S. service member checks a F-15 jet fighter in the US airfield at the main U.S. base in Bagram, north of Kabul, Afghanistan on September 12, 2009. UPI/Mohammad Kheirkhah
U.S. service members take a break as they stand in front of a F-15 jet fighter at the US airfield at the main U.S. base in Bagram, north of Kabul, Afghanistan on September 12, 2009. UPI/Mohammad Kheirkhah
A U.S. service member checks the weapons system of a F-15 jet fighter at the US airfield in Bagram, north of Kabul, Afghanistan on September 12, 2009. UPI/Mohammad Kheirkhah
A U.S. service member checks a F-15 jet fighter in the US airfield in Bagram, north of Kabul, Afghanistan on September 12, 2009. UPI/Mohammad Kheirkhah
A U.S. service member walks with a cold drink at the main U.S. base in Bagram, north of Kabul, Afghanistan on September 12, 2009. UPI/Mohammad Kheirkhah
Two U.S. service members walk between barracks at the main U.S. base in Bagram, north of Kabul, Afghanistan on September 12, 2009. UPI/Mohammad Kheirkhah
A U.S. serviceman works among helicopters in the U.S.Air Field at the main U.S. base in Bagram, north of Kabul, Afghanistan on September 12, 2009. UPI/Mohammad Kheirkhah
A U.S. military C130 aircraft lands in U.S.Airfield at the main U.S. base in Bagram, north of Kabul, Afghanistan on September 12, 2009. UPI/Mohammad Kheirkhah
A U.S. military C130 aircraft lands in U.S.Airfield at the main U.S. base in Bagram, north of Kabul, Afghanistan on September 12, 2009. UPI/Mohammad Kheirkhah
A U.S. service member plays a game as he waits at the main U.S. base in Bagram, north of Kabul, Afghanistan on September 12, 2009. UPI/Mohammad Kheirkhah
U.S. service members are reflected in a mirror as they wait to get a hair cut at the main U.S. base in Bagram, north of Kabul, Afghanistan on September 11, 2009. UPI/Mohammad Kheirkhah
U.S. service members stand in line to get their hamburger at Burger King at the main U.S. base in Bagram, north of Kabul, Afghanistan on September 11, 2009. UPI/Mohammad Kheirkhah
A U.S. service member gets a haircut as others wait at the main U.S. base in Bagram, north of Kabul, Afghanistan on September 11, 2009. UPI/Mohammad Kheirkhah
U.S. service members enjoy their pizza at the main U.S. military base in Bagram, north of Kabul, Afghanistan on September 11, 2009. UPI/Mohammad Kheirkhah
A man prepares Sahari (morning meal of Ramadan) during the Lailat al-Qadr (Night of Power) ceremonies which celebrate the night in which the holy Koran was first revealed to the Prophet Mohammed through the angel Gabriel in a mosque in Kabul, Afghanistan on September 10, 2009. Observant Muslims pray all night long for mercy and salvation in a ritual known locally as 'Ehyaa' or 'Revival', one of the most important ceremonies of the holy month of Ramadan. UPI/Mohammad Kheirkhah
A girl prays during the Lailat al-Qadr (Night of Power) ceremonies which celebrate the night in which the holy Koran was first revealed to the Prophet Mohammed through the angel Gabriel in a mosque in Kabul, Afghanistan on September 10, 2009. Observant Muslims pray all night long for mercy and salvation in a ritual known locally as 'Ehyaa' or 'Revival', one of the most important ceremonies of the holy month of Ramadan. UPI/Mohammad Kheirkhah
A girl looks on while other women pray during the Lailat al-Qadr (Night of Power) ceremonies which celebrate the night in which the holy Koran was first revealed to the Prophet Mohammed through the angel Gabriel in a mosque in Kabul, Afghanistan on September 10, 2009. Observant Muslims pray all night long for mercy and salvation in a ritual known locally as 'Ehyaa' or 'Revival', one of the most important ceremonies of the holy month of Ramadan. UPI/Mohammad Kheirkhah
A man prays in his shop during the Ramadan month in Kabul, Afghanistan on September 10, 2009. During the month of Ramadan, the ninth month of the Islamic calendar, Muslims abstain from eating, drinking and smoking from sunrise to sunset. UPI/Mohammad Kheirkhah
A man prepares for Iftar (the Ramadan evening meal) in his shop during the Ramadan month in Kabul, Afghanistan on September 10, 2009. During the month of Ramadan, the ninth month of the Islamic calendar, Muslims abstain from eating, drinking and smoking from sunrise to sunset. UPI/Mohammad Kheirkhah
People work during the Ramadan month in Kabul, Afghanistan on September 10, 2009. During the month of Ramadan, the ninth month of the Islamic calendar, Muslims abstain from eating, drinking and smoking from sunrise to sunset. UPI/Mohammad Kheirkhah
A boy climbs up a pole next to pictures of Afghanistan President and candidate for the presidential election Hamed Karzai (L) and Vice President Abdul Qasim Fahim (top) in Kabul, Afghanistan on September 8, 2009. Karzai's 54.1 percent of the vote count comes with 91.6 percent of the polling stations counted so far. UPI/Mohammad Kheirkhah
A picture of Afghanistan President and candidate of the presidential election Hamed Karzai is seen in front of part of Kabul city, Afghanistan on September 9, 2009. Karzai's 54.1 percent of the vote comes with 91.6 percent of the polling stations counted so far. UPI/Mohammad Kheirkhah
A man prays in a mosque during the Ramadan month in Kabul, Afghanistan on September 9, 2009. During the month of Ramadan, the ninth month of the Islamic calendar, Muslims abstain from eating, drinking and smoking from sunrise to sunset. UPI/Mohammad Kheirkhah
People move through a bazaar during the Ramadan month in Kabul, Afghanistan on September 9, 2009. During the month of Ramadan, the ninth month of the Islamic calendar, Muslims abstain from eating, drinking and smoking from sunrise to sunset. UPI/Mohammad Kheirkhah
A man prays in front of a mosque during the Ramadan month in Kabul, Afghanistan on September 9, 2009. During the month of Ramadan, the ninth month of the Islamic calendar, Muslims abstain from eating, drinking and smoking from sunrise to sunset. UPI/Mohammad Kheirkhah
A man reads the Koran in a mosque during the Ramadan month in Kabul, Afghanistan on September 9, 2009. During the month of Ramadan, the ninth month of the Islamic calendar, Muslims abstain from eating, drinking and smoking from sunrise to sunset. UPI/Mohammad Kheirkhah
Suicide attack kills two civilians and wounds six in Kabul
Rescue workers put out the blaze as NATO soldiers stand guard at the scene of a suicide attack in Kabul, Afghanistan on September 8, 2009. A car bomb exploded near the entrance to Kabul's military airport in an apparent attack on an international convoy, killing at least two civilians and wounding six, Afghan officials said. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the blast. UPI/Mohammad Kheirkhah
Suicide attack kills two civilians and wounds six in Kabul
Smoke rises as NATO soldiers stand guard at the scene of a suicide attack in Kabul, Afghanistan on September 8, 2009. A car bomb exploded near the entrance to Kabul's military airport in an apparent attack on an international convoy, killing at least two civilians and wounding six, Afghan officials said. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the blast. UPI/Mohammad Kheirkhah
Suicide attack kills two civilians and wounds six in Kabul
NATO soldiers stand guard at the scene of a suicide attack in Kabul, Afghanistan on September 8, 2009. A car bomb exploded near the entrance to Kabul's military airport in an apparent attack on an international convoy, killing at least two civilians and wounding six, Afghan officials said. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the blast. UPI/Mohammad Kheirkhah
Suicide attack kills two civilians and wounds six in Kabul
NATO soldiers stand guard at the scene of a suicide attack in Kabul, Afghanistan on September 8, 2009. A car bomb exploded near the entrance to Kabul's military airport in an apparent attack on an international convoy, killing at least two civilians and wounding six, Afghan officials said. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the blast. UPI/Mohammad Kheirkhah
Suicide attack kills two civilians and wounds six in Kabul
Rescue workers put out a blaze at the scene of a suicide attack in Kabul, Afghanistan on September 8, 2009. A car bomb exploded near the entrance to Kabul's military airport in an apparent attack on an international convoy, killing at least two civilians and wounding six, Afghan officials said. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the blast. UPI/Mohammad Kheirkhah
A man rides his bike near Darul Aman Palace or abode of peace, a European-style palace located about ten miles outside of the center of Kabul, Afghanistan on September 6, 2009. UPI/Mohammad Kheirkhah
A boy helps a poor burqa-clad woman near Darul Aman Palace or abode of peace, a European-style palace located about ten miles outside of the center of Kabul, Afghanistan on September 6, 2009. UPI/Mohammad Kheirkhah
A man makes his way as poor boys ask money in front of Darul Aman Palace or abode of peace, a European-style palace located about ten miles outside of the center of Kabul, Afghanistan on September 6, 2009. UPI/Mohammad Kheirkhah
Gholam, an Afghan National Army (ANA) soldier, reads a poem book as seen through Darul Aman Palace or abode of peace, a European-style palace located about ten miles outside of the center of Kabul, Afghanistan on September 6, 2009. UPI/Mohammad Kheirkhah
Gholam, an Afghan National Army (ANA) soldier, stands guard next to Darul Aman Palace or abode of peace, a European-style palace located about ten miles outside of the center of Kabul, Afghanistan on September 6, 2009. UPI/Mohammad Kheirkhah
Gholam, an Afghan National Army (ANA) soldier, stands guard next to Darul Aman Palace or abode of peace, a European-style palace located about ten miles outside of the center of Kabul, Afghanistan on September 6, 2009. UPI/Mohammad Kheirkhah
Gholam, an Afghan National Army (ANA) soldier, stands guard next to Darul Aman Palace or abode of peace, a European-style palace located about ten miles outside of the center of Kabul, Afghanistan on September 6, 2009. UPI/Mohammad Kheirkhah
Gholam, an Afghan National Army (ANA) soldier, stands guard next to Darul Aman Palace or abode of peace, a European-style palace located about ten miles outside of the center of Kabul, Afghanistan on September 6, 2009. UPI/Mohammad Kheirkhah
Gholam, an Afghan National Army (ANA) soldier, stands guard next to Darul Aman Palace or abode of peace, a European-style palace located about ten miles outside of the center of Kabul, Afghanistan on September 6, 2009. UPI/Mohammad Kheirkhah
Gholam, an Afghan National Army (ANA) soldier, stands guard next to Darul Aman Palace or abode of peace, a European-style palace located about ten miles outside of the center of Kabul, Afghanistan on September 6, 2009. UPI/Mohammad Kheirkhah
Partridges fight during a Partridge-fighting in a park in Kabul, Afghanistan on September 4, 2009. Bird fighting is part of the Afghan culture and common throughout the country over weekends and national festivals. UPI/Mohammad Kheirkhah
A man carries a cage of participate as he arrives to participate in a partridge-fighting in a park in Kabul, Afghanistan on September 4, 2009. Bird fighting is part of the Afghan culture and common throughout the country over weekends and national festivals. UPI/Mohammad Kheirkhah
People watch a partridge-fighting in a park in Kabul, Afghanistan on September 4, 2009. Bird fighting is part of the Afghan culture and common throughout the country over weekends and national festivals. UPI/Mohammad Kheirkhah
A man arrives to participate in a partridge-fighting in a park in Kabul, Afghanistan on September 4, 2009. Bird fighting is part of the Afghan culture and common throughout the country over weekends and national festivals. UPI/Mohammad Kheirkhah
People prepare for a partridge-fighting and gambling in a park in Kabul, Afghanistan on September 4, 2009. Bird fighting is part of the Afghan culture and common throughout the country over weekends and national festivals. UPI/Mohammad Kheirkhah
People prepare for a partridge-fighting and gambling in a park in Kabul, Afghanistan on September 4, 2009. Bird fighting is part of the Afghan culture and common throughout the country over weekends and national festivals. UPI/Mohammad Kheirkhah
People watch a partridge-fighting in a park in Kabul, Afghanistan on September 4, 2009. Bird fighting is part of the Afghan culture and common throughout the country over weekends and national festivals. UPI/Mohammad Kheirkhah
Partridges fight during a Partridge-fighting in a park in Kabul, Afghanistan on September 4, 2009. Bird fighting is part of the Afghan culture and common throughout the country over weekends and national festivals. UPI/Mohammad Kheirkhah
People watch a partridge-fighting in a park in Kabul, Afghanistan on September 4, 2009. Bird fighting is part of the Afghan culture and common throughout the country over weekends and national festivals. UPI/Mohammad Kheirkhah
People watch a partridge-fighting in a park in Kabul, Afghanistan on September 4, 2009. Bird fighting is part of the Afghan culture and common throughout the country over weekends and national festivals. UPI/Mohammad Kheirkhah
People watch a partridge-fighting in a park in Kabul, Afghanistan on September 4, 2009. Bird fighting is part of the Afghan culture and common throughout the country over weekends and national festivals. UPI/Mohammad Kheirkhah
Afghanistan deputy chief of intelligence killed in Taliban suicide attack
A boy passes pictures of Abdullah Laghmani, Afghan's deputy chief of intelligence during his funeral ceremony in Eidgah mosque in Kabul, Afghanistan on September 4, 2009. Taliban suicide attack killed 23 people east of Kabul, including the country's deputy chief of intelligence and the head of a provincial council. The explosion ripped through a crowd attending the inauguration of a mosque in Laghman province on Wednesday. UPI/Mohammad Kheirkhah
Afghanistan deputy chief of intelligence killed in Taliban suicide attack
A man stands behind a picture of Abdullah Laghmani, Afghan's deputy chief of intelligence during his funeral ceremony in Eidgah mosque in Kabul, Afghanistan on September 4, 2009. Taliban suicide attack killed 23 people east of Kabul, including the country's deputy chief of intelligence and the head of a provincial council. The explosion ripped through a crowd attending the inauguration of a mosque in Laghman province on Wednesday. UPI/Mohammad Kheirkhah
Afghanistan deputy chief of intelligence killed in Taliban suicide attack
Afghan National Army (ANA) soldier stands guard next to a picture of Abdullah Laghmani, Afghan's deputy chief of intelligence during his funeral ceremony in Eidgah mosque in Kabul, Afghanistan on September 4, 2009. Taliban suicide attack killed 23 people east of Kabul, including the country's deputy chief of intelligence and the head of a provincial council. The explosion ripped through a crowd attending the inauguration of a mosque in Laghman province on Wednesday. UPI/Mohammad Kheirkhah
Afghanistan deputy chief of intelligence killed in Taliban suicide attack
Afghans carry coffin of Abdullah Laghmani, Afghan's deputy chief of intelligence in Eidgah mosque in Kabul, Afghanistan on September 4, 2009. Taliban suicide attack killed 23 people east of Kabul, including the country's deputy chief of intelligence and the head of a provincial council..The explosion ripped through a crowd attending the inauguration of a mosque in Laghman province on Wednesday. UPI/Mohammad Kheirkhah
