This image depicts a bustling open-air market alley, identified as a bird market in Kandahar, Afghanistan. Overhead, a woven straw canopy provides shade, from which numerous intricately designed, light-colored bamboo or wooden bird cages, many with red trim and mostly empty, are suspended. On the left side of the alley, a tall, multi-tiered rack constructed from metal wire cages holds a dense population of live small birds, likely finches, extending into the background. On the right, a storefront displays smaller, colorful plastic and wire bird cages on shelves, with blue plastic chairs and grey metal stools placed on the paved walkway. The ground is paved with light-colored interlocking concrete blocks. Three men are present on the walkway. The leftmost man, seen from behind, wears a white shalwar kameez and a dark vest, carrying a white plastic bag adorned with black Pashto script. Ahead of him, an older man with a prominent white beard, clad in a white shalwar kameez and a light green or beige scarf, stands conversing with a younger man. The younger man wears a light yellow shalwar kameez and has a dark blue garment draped over his left shoulder. All three men wear sandals or traditional footwear. Further down the alley in the background, additional market stalls and a sign with blue text are visible. in Kandahar, Afghanistan

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Mar 28, 2026, 7:12 AM

Kandahar, Afghanistan

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This image depicts a bustling open-air market alley, identified as a bird market in Kandahar, Afghanistan. Overhead, a woven straw canopy provides shade, from which numerous intricately designed, light-colored bamboo or wooden bird cages, many with red trim and mostly empty, are suspended. On the left side of the alley, a tall, multi-tiered rack constructed from metal wire cages holds a dense population of live small birds, likely finches, extending into the background. On the right, a storefront displays smaller, colorful plastic and wire bird cages on shelves, with blue plastic chairs and grey metal stools placed on the paved walkway. The ground is paved with light-colored interlocking concrete blocks. Three men are present on the walkway. The leftmost man, seen from behind, wears a white shalwar kameez and a dark vest, carrying a white plastic bag adorned with black Pashto script. Ahead of him, an older man with a prominent white beard, clad in a white shalwar kameez and a light green or beige scarf, stands conversing with a younger man. The younger man wears a light yellow shalwar kameez and has a dark blue garment draped over his left shoulder. All three men wear sandals or traditional footwear. Further down the alley in the background, additional market stalls and a sign with blue text are visible.

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