This image depicts an outdoor street market scene in Kandahar, Afghanistan, under clear blue skies with harsh sunlight creating strong shadows, indicative of late afternoon. In the foreground, a male vendor is seated on a light blue plastic stool, facing left. He wears a light brown head covering that also obscures his lower face, a light-colored shawl, dark trousers, and white sneakers. He holds a bamboo-like pole from which a large cluster of metallic foil balloons in various shapes (airplanes, cars, cartoon characters, and elongated forms) floats upwards, along with several transparent spherical balloons tethered below. To his left, a female customer stands, facing him, with her back mostly to the viewer. She wears a dark brown hijab over a dark top and a light blue long dress. A bicycle frame is partially visible to her left. To the vendor's right, an adjacent market stall features a rough metal frame with an awning. Bundles of sugarcane or similar reeds are vertically stacked against a green frame. Further right, another stall displays a crate containing red pomegranates and other fruit, alongside visible hookah pipes. Directly in front of the vendor, on another blue plastic stool, sits a stack of cardboard boxes labeled "Super." The background shows various structures: a concrete barrier or low wall, a grey utility box, and several buildings. One prominent structure towards the center-right appears partially constructed or damaged, with exposed rebar and an incomplete roofline. Distant buildings are visible under the clear sky. The ground surface is uneven and appears to be dirt or compacted earth in places.

Routine street life documented across Ka

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Tue, Jan 20, 2026, 12:30 PM

Kandahar, Afghanistan

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