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PHOTOS: Afghans get on with daily life in Kabul
01 Feb 2006 11:43:00 GMT

Featured here is a selection of pictures by Reuters photographer Ahmad Masood of people living and working in Kabul, Afghanistan, including an Afghan cobbler, a money changer and a boy selling eggs. Afghanistan will receive promises of economic and military support from more than 50 countries on Tuesday as it outlines a five-year reform plan, including steps to fight corruption and the illegal opium trade.

These and additional images can be found in the Reuters Pictures Archive (http://pictures.reuters.com/rpa) by searching under ‘Kabul and Masood’ and setting the date accordingly.



An Afghan boy covers his head with his 
sweater to avoid rain in Kabul, 
Afghanistan January 31, 2006. 
Afghanistan will receive promises of 
economic and military support from more 
than 50 countries on Tuesday as it 
outlines a five-year reform plan, 
including steps to fight corruption and 
the illegal opium trade.    REUTERS/
Ahmad 
Masood An Afghan boy covers his head with his sweater to avoid rain in Kabul, Afghanistan January 31, 2006. Afghanistan will receive promises of economic and military support from more than 50 countries on Tuesday as it outlines a five-year reform plan, including steps to fight corruption and the illegal opium trade. REUTERS/ Ahmad Masood
REF: KAB07D

An Afghan family sits around a fire in a 
destroyed building in Kabul, Afghanistan 
January 29, 2006. Afghanistan will get 
firm assurances of international help in 
London this week and in return it will 
promise to push on with reforms and 
tackle corruption and its huge illegal 
drug trade.  REUTERS/Ahmad 
Masood An Afghan family sits around a fire in a destroyed building in Kabul, Afghanistan January 29, 2006. Afghanistan will get firm assurances of international help in London this week and in return it will promise to push on with reforms and tackle corruption and its huge illegal drug trade. REUTERS/Ahmad Masood
REF: KAB02D

An Afghan man who sells coal waits for 
customers by the roadside in Kabul, 
Afghanistan January 30, 2006. 
Afghanistan will get firm assurances of 
international help in London this week 
and in return it will promise to push on 
with reforms and tackle corruption and 
its huge illegal drug trade.  REUTERS/
Ahmad 
Masood An Afghan man who sells coal waits for customers by the roadside in Kabul, Afghanistan January 30, 2006. Afghanistan will get firm assurances of international help in London this week and in return it will promise to push on with reforms and tackle corruption and its huge illegal drug trade. REUTERS/ Ahmad Masood
REF: KAB01D

A disabled Afghan man walks past a 
restaurant in a bazaar in Kabul, 
Afghanistan January 31, 2006. 
Afghanistan will receive promises of 
economic and military support from more 
than 50 countries on Tuesday as it 
outlines a five-year reform plan, 
including steps to fight corruption and 
the illegal opium trade.     REUTERS/
Ahmad 
Masood A disabled Afghan man walks past a restaurant in a bazaar in Kabul, Afghanistan January 31, 2006. Afghanistan will receive promises of economic and military support from more than 50 countries on Tuesday as it outlines a five-year reform plan, including steps to fight corruption and the illegal opium trade. REUTERS/ Ahmad Masood
REF: KAB02D

An Afghan cobbler works in his shop in 
Kabul, Afghanistan January 31, 2006. 
Afghanistan will receive promises of 
economic and military support from more 
than 50 countries on Tuesday as it 
outlines a five-year reform plan, 
including steps to fight corruption and 
the illegal opium trade.   REUTERS/Omar 
Sobhani An Afghan cobbler works in his shop in Kabul, Afghanistan January 31, 2006. Afghanistan will receive promises of economic and military support from more than 50 countries on Tuesday as it outlines a five-year reform plan, including steps to fight corruption and the illegal opium trade. REUTERS/Omar Sobhani
REF: KAB03D2

An Afghan boy sells boiled eggs at a 
bazaar in Kabul, Afghanistan January 31, 
2006. Afghanistan will receive promises 
of economic and military support from 
more than 50 countries on Tuesday as it 
outlines a five-year reform plan, 
including steps to fight corruption and 
the illegal opium trade.      REUTERS/
Ahmad 
Masood An Afghan boy sells boiled eggs at a bazaar in Kabul, Afghanistan January 31, 2006. Afghanistan will receive promises of economic and military support from more than 50 countries on Tuesday as it outlines a five-year reform plan, including steps to fight corruption and the illegal opium trade. REUTERS/ Ahmad Masood
REF: KAB01D

An Afghan man selling second-hand 
clothes waits for customers in the cold, 
in Kabul, Afghanistan January 27, 2006. 
Since U.S.-led forces ousted the Taliban 
in late 2001, $11.8 billion of aid has 
been disbursed, according to government 
figures, but many Afghans remain mired 
in poverty. REUTERS/Ahmad 
Masood An Afghan man selling second-hand clothes waits for customers in the cold, in Kabul, Afghanistan January 27, 2006. Since U.S.-led forces ousted the Taliban in late 2001, $11.8 billion of aid has been disbursed, according to government figures, but many Afghans remain mired in poverty. REUTERS/Ahmad Masood
REF: KAB02D

Afghans play on the snow in front of a 
destroyed building in Kabul, Afghanistan 
January 29, 2006. Afghanistan will get 
firm assurances of international help in 
London this week and in return it will 
promise to push on with reforms and 
tackle corruption and its huge illegal 
drug trade.  REUTERS/Ahmad 
Masood Afghans play on the snow in front of a destroyed building in Kabul, Afghanistan January 29, 2006. Afghanistan will get firm assurances of international help in London this week and in return it will promise to push on with reforms and tackle corruption and its huge illegal drug trade. REUTERS/Ahmad Masood
REF: KAB01D

An Afghan moneychanger sits on the wall 
of a bridge in Kabul, Afghanistan 
January 30, 2006.Afghanistan will get 
firm assurances of international help in 
London this week and in return it will 
promise to push on with reforms and 
tackle corruption and its huge illegal 
drug trade.  REUTERS/Ahmad 
Masood An Afghan moneychanger sits on the wall of a bridge in Kabul, Afghanistan January 30, 2006.Afghanistan will get firm assurances of international help in London this week and in return it will promise to push on with reforms and tackle corruption and its huge illegal drug trade. REUTERS/Ahmad Masood
REF: KAB02D

Afghan women use an umbrella as it rains 
in Kabul, Afghanistan January 31, 2006. 
Afghanistan will receive promises of 
economic and military support from more 
than 50 countries on Tuesday as it 
outlines a five-year reform plan, 
including steps to fight corruption and 
the illegal opium trade.    REUTERS/
Ahmad 
Masood Afghan women use an umbrella as it rains in Kabul, Afghanistan January 31, 2006. Afghanistan will receive promises of economic and military support from more than 50 countries on Tuesday as it outlines a five-year reform plan, including steps to fight corruption and the illegal opium trade. REUTERS/ Ahmad Masood
REF: KAB010D

An Afghan man yawns as he sits in front 
of a restaurant in Kabul, Afghanistan 
January 27, 2006. Since U.S.-led forces 
ousted the Taliban in late 2001, $11.8 
billion of aid has been disbursed, 
according to government figures, but 
many Afghans remain mired in poverty. 
REUTERS/Ahmad 
Masood An Afghan man yawns as he sits in front of a restaurant in Kabul, Afghanistan January 27, 2006. Since U.S.-led forces ousted the Taliban in late 2001, $11.8 billion of aid has been disbursed, according to government figures, but many Afghans remain mired in poverty. REUTERS/Ahmad Masood
REF: KAB01D

An Afghan man (R) sells telephone cards 
on a street in Kabul, Afghanistan 
January 30, 2006. Security forces in the 
Afghan capital Kabul on Monday defused 
two bombs found next to the main road to 
the city's airport, a government 
spokesman said.  REUTERS/Ahmad 
Masood An Afghan man (R) sells telephone cards on a street in Kabul, Afghanistan January 30, 2006. Security forces in the Afghan capital Kabul on Monday defused two bombs found next to the main road to the city's airport, a government spokesman said. REUTERS/Ahmad Masood
REF: KAB07D

An Afghan boy prepares tea for his 
customers in Kabul, Afghanistan January 
29, 2006. Afghanistan will get firm 
assurances of international help in 
London this week and in return it will 
promise to push on with reforms and 
tackle corruption and its huge illegal 
drug trade.  REUTERS/Ahmad 
Masood An Afghan boy prepares tea for his customers in Kabul, Afghanistan January 29, 2006. Afghanistan will get firm assurances of international help in London this week and in return it will promise to push on with reforms and tackle corruption and its huge illegal drug trade. REUTERS/Ahmad Masood
REF: KAB01D..

Afghan women walk on a muddy lane as it 
rains in Kabul, Afghanistan January 31, 
2006. Afghanistan will receive promises 
of economic and military support from 
more than 50 countries on Tuesday as it 
outlines a five-year reform plan, 
including steps to fight corruption and 
the illegal opium trade.   REUTERS/Ahmad 
Masood Afghan women walk on a muddy lane as it rains in Kabul, Afghanistan January 31, 2006. Afghanistan will receive promises of economic and military support from more than 50 countries on Tuesday as it outlines a five-year reform plan, including steps to fight corruption and the illegal opium trade. REUTERS/Ahmad Masood
REF: KAB09D

Afghans wait for transportation in Kabul,
 Afghanistan January 27, 2006. Afghans 
are among the most optimistic people in 
the world when it comes to their 
economic future a BBC survey has found, 
but such confidence is not always easy 
to find on the streets of the capital, 
Kabul. REUTERS/Ahmad 
Masood Afghans wait for transportation in Kabul, Afghanistan January 27, 2006. Afghans are among the most optimistic people in the world when it comes to their economic future a BBC survey has found, but such confidence is not always easy to find on the streets of the capital, Kabul. REUTERS/Ahmad Masood
REF: KAB03D

Afghan boys warm themselves as it rains 
in Kabul, Afghanistan January 31, 2006. 
Afghanistan will receive promises of 
economic and military support from more 
than 50 countries on Tuesday as it 
outlines a five-year reform plan, 
including steps to fight corruption and 
the illegal opium trade.    REUTERS/
Ahmad 
Masood Afghan boys warm themselves as it rains in Kabul, Afghanistan January 31, 2006. Afghanistan will receive promises of economic and military support from more than 50 countries on Tuesday as it outlines a five-year reform plan, including steps to fight corruption and the illegal opium trade. REUTERS/ Ahmad Masood
REF: KAB06D2


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