An Afghan political organizer for war widows and handicapped former mujahideen fighters directs his group through a security check at a political party headquarters in Kabul, Afghanistan.

A man walks up the Kabul River in downtown Kabul.

Two street vendors selling fried hard boiled eggs greet each other in Kabul.

Former mujahideen fighters and handicapped veterans attend a political campaign meeting in Kabul.

Afghan high school girls tour a U.S. embassy sponsored photography exhibit in Kabul's Babur Gardens.

A local Afghan stands near the graves of fighters from Harikit ul-Ansar, a Pakistani Islamic militant group north of Kabul. Dozens of Pakistani, Afghan and Arab militants were buried here after fighting with Northern Alliance forces in the Shamoli plains north of Kabul in September, 1998. The Afghan Taliban government welcomed the foreign fighters. Harikat ul-Ansar was labeled a terrorist organization in 1997 by the U.S. because of its connections with Osama bin Laden. Villagers smashed the headstones placed by the group's supporters.

An Afghan checks the broken grave marker of a Pakistani militant Islamic fighter belonging to Harikat ul-Ansar.

An Afghan inmate stands in the main holding cell wing of the provincial jail in Ghazni, Afghanistan. The jail holds 200 inmates charged in criminal cases. U.S. and Polish army officers visited the jail to make a security assessment.

An Afghan prisoner sits in his cell while U.S. and Polish army officers tour the jail in Ghazni, Afghanistan. The prisoner, said to be blind, claims innocence saying he was wrongfully picked up by the Afghan National Police.

Afghan President Hamid Karzai answers a question from the media April, 2009 at a press conference in Kabul.

A group of Shia men supporting a new family law favoring ethnic Hazaras confront opponents at a street demonstration outside a mosque in Kabul.

A group of Shia women supporting a new government family law favoring ethnic Hazaras demonstrate outside a mosque in Kabul.

Worshippers tie a bright cloth, or janda, on a pole at the Ziarat-i-Sakhi shrine in Kabul. The tied cloth represents a person's wish.

Afghan followers of Sufism chant poetic verses from the Koran at a Kabul mosque. A Sufi ceremony, or "zikir," consists of music, recitation of Islamic prayers, heavy breathing and motion to achieve a momentary union with God.

Sayeed Sharaf blesses a woman with a sword and recites verses from the Koran at his Kabul home. Known as Agha Sahib of Taimini, Sharaf offers traditional healing, prayers and solace to the very poor and sick who don't have funds for visits to local clinics or hospitals.

An Afghan enters the Asheqan wa Arefan shrine to offer prayers at the side of Asheq's grave in Kabul.