This image depicts a makeshift food preparation area in Kandahar, Afghanistan. Two males are present in a semi-enclosed structure with a ceiling constructed from wooden beams, reeds, and draped tarpaulins, and walls formed by red and gray fabric sheets. In the foreground, to the left, a young adult male is seated cross-legged on a woven mat covering the dirt ground. He wears a light-colored long-sleeved shirt and loose brown trousers, with a light blue head covering wrapped around his head and neck. He holds a metal skewer with five golden-brown, spiral-shaped fried pastries dangling from it, actively observing additional pastries frying in a large, circular black pan set into an earthen or mud stove structure directly in front of him. The pan contains dark cooking oil, with approximately seven spiral pastries visibly cooking. To the right and further back, an adult male stands bent over, his back partially towards the camera. He wears a brown traditional garment (likely a *shalwar kameez*) and a light-colored patterned cap. He is reaching downwards with his right hand towards yellow plastic containers situated near two large, light gray metal gas cylinders. Adjacent to the frying pan, to the right, are a large gray plastic tub containing a pale liquid or batter, and a tall, silver-colored metal pot filled with a dark reddish-brown liquid, likely a syrup. A metal strainer rests on the edge of the pot. Various other containers, including red and white plastic buckets and yellow jerrycans, are visible on the ground in the background, alongside miscellaneous fabrics and draped clothing. No direct interaction between the two individuals is observable; both are engaged in their respective tasks.

Street vendors prepare traditional jaleb

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Tue, Mar 10, 2026, 07:45 AM

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