In a workshop in Kandahar, Afghanistan, an adult male artisan is seated, engaged in a stone carving or polishing operation. He wears a light-colored, long-sleeved garment and a plaid headwrap that covers his head and lower face, with his eyes partially visible. His hands, appearing calloused and dusted with fine white particulate matter, manipulate a light blue, vertically fluted object against a rapidly spinning wooden mandrel. This mandrel is powered by a blue industrial electric motor, partially visible on the right side of the frame. The immediate work surface in the foreground is covered with white dust and small, irregular stone fragments. The background consists of a plain, light-colored wall exhibiting some discoloration. Exposed red and white electrical wires run across this wall, connecting to a white, surface-mounted European-style power outlet. A white electrical cord extends from this outlet, presumably powering the motor.

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