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In photos: Life in Afghanistan continues as people hope for peace

Men, women and children across Afghanistan are settling into their normal routines following the temporary ceasefire between the government and Taliban last month.

By AFP

2018-07-25

An Afghan man repairs a jug as he works at his shop in Herat Province on July 16. [Hoshang Hashimi/AFP]

An Afghan man repairs a jug as he works at his shop in Herat Province on July 16. [Hoshang Hashimi/AFP]

Farmers harvest wheat in Ghazni Province July 17. [Zakeria Hashimi/AFP]

Farmers harvest wheat in Ghazni Province July 17. [Zakeria Hashimi/AFP]

A shopkeeper waits for customers in Mazar-e-Sharif July 14. [Farshad Usyan/AFP]

A shopkeeper waits for customers in Mazar-e-Sharif July 14. [Farshad Usyan/AFP]

A labourer collects bricks at a brick factory in Kandahar Province July 17. [Javed Tanveer/AFP]

A labourer collects bricks at a brick factory in Kandahar Province July 17. [Javed Tanveer/AFP]

A young street vendor prepares bolani as he waits for customers in Mazar-e-Sharif July 14. [Farshad Usyan/AFP]

A young street vendor prepares bolani as he waits for customers in Mazar-e-Sharif July 14. [Farshad Usyan/AFP]

Boys play ghursai on the outskirts of Jalalabad July 17. [Noorullah Shirzada/AFP]

Boys play ghursai on the outskirts of Jalalabad July 17. [Noorullah Shirzada/AFP]

A bicyclist pedals along a hill road in Kabul June 19. [Wakil Kohsar/AFP]

A bicyclist pedals along a hill road in Kabul June 19. [Wakil Kohsar/AFP]

Students play chess at the Bibi Sarai training and recitation centre in Herat July 14. [Hoshang Hashimi/AFP]

Students play chess at the Bibi Sarai training and recitation centre in Herat July 14. [Hoshang Hashimi/AFP]

A potter works on a clay pot on the outskirts of Herat July 12. [Hoshang Hashimi/AFP]

A potter works on a clay pot on the outskirts of Herat July 12. [Hoshang Hashimi/AFP]

A young goatherd walks with his goats in Jalalabad July 12. [Noorullah Shirzada/AFP]

A young goatherd walks with his goats in Jalalabad July 12. [Noorullah Shirzada/AFP]

The temporary ceasefire between the Afghan government and the Taliban in June gave Afghans a taste of life without fear of suicide attacks.

In the weeks following the ceasefire -- from Kabul to Herat, Ghazni, Kandahar, Balkh and Nangarhar provinces -- men and women have been going about their daily lives at work in the fields or in the cities with hopes for lasting peace.

As relative calm settles over parts of the country, children tend to their animals, study and play together.

Meanwhile, labourers, shop keepers and artisans continue their work, hoping for greater stability and a stronger economy.

Children share a donkey in Kabul July 13. [Noorullah Shirzada/AFP]

Children share a donkey in Kabul July 13. [Noorullah Shirzada/AFP]

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محمد الیاس ابراهیمی | 2018-08-01

Excellent!

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