The class rooms are all furnished with tables and chairs, which is not taken for granted in Afghan schools, even in the capital Kabul.

Rockets were fired overnight at several cities, including the capital Kabul, where a rocket landed close to the American military headquarters.

Solar-powered street lights are seen in several Afghan cities and towns, including the capital Kabul.

Turnout was also surprisingly low (34%) in the capital Kabul, which is dominated by Tajiks.

Located some 82 kilometers southeast of the capital Kabul the area originally housed a mud brick fort.

Many of these settled in the capital Kabul, which also include migrants that have come from drought-ravaged rural areas.

Kiwi soldiers patrol the road which goes to the capital Kabul at irregular periods.

It is located in the eastern part of the district and is 140km from the capital Kabul.

Many Dards are also settled in the capital Kabul where they form a close social community.

Ahmad Shah Massoud had ordered him to guard northern areas and to keep his forces out of the capital Kabul.