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Life and war in Afghanistan: March 2012

Our continuing photo coverage shows Afghan life as coalition forces fight in the country.

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March 22, 2012

Afghan National Police trainees practice with mock guns at the Police Training Center shooting range of the German Police Project Team next to Camp Marmal in Mazar-i-Sharif. About 200 German police officers train Afghan National Police in Afghanistan.

Johannes Eisele / AFP/Getty Images

An Afghan youth collects water in Mazar-i Sharif. Poverty and an ongoing insurgency by the ousted Taliban still pose a threat to the stability of the country.

March 24, 2012

An Afghan youth collects water in Mazar-i Sharif. Poverty and an ongoing insurgency by the ousted Taliban still pose a threat to the stability of the country.

Johannes Eisele / AFP/Getty Images

Afghan men compete with horses during the traditional Afghan sport Buzkashiin Mazar-i Sharif. The ancient game of Buzkashi is an Afghan national sport played between two teams of horsemen competing to throw a animal carcass into a scoring circle.

March 23, 2012

Afghan men compete with horses during the traditional Afghan sport Buzkashiin Mazar-i Sharif. The ancient game of Buzkashi is an Afghan national sport played between two teams of horsemen competing to throw a animal carcass into a scoring circle.

Johannes Eisele / AFP/Getty Images

A boy sells bread on the sidelines of the traditional Afghan sport Buzkashi in Mazar-i Sharif.

March 23, 2012

A boy sells bread on the sidelines of the traditional Afghan sport Buzkashi in Mazar-i Sharif.

Johannes Eisele / AFP/Getty Images

A boy splashes water on his face near the Hazrat-e Ali shrine in Mazar-i Sharif. Children in Afghanistan suffer one of the highest levels of chronic malnutrition in the world, a report by the World Bank and the government said, despite billions of dollars in aid that have poured into the war-torn country.

March 23, 2012

A boy splashes water on his face near the Hazrat-e Ali shrine in Mazar-i Sharif. Children in Afghanistan suffer one of the highest levels of chronic malnutrition in the world, a report by the World Bank and the government said, despite billions of dollars in aid that have poured into the war-torn country.

Johannes Eisele / AFP/Getty Images

A pigeon flies near the Hazrat-e Ali shrine in Mazar-i Sharif.

March 23, 2012

A pigeon flies near the Hazrat-e Ali shrine in Mazar-i Sharif.

Johannes Eisele / AFP/Getty Images

The Afghan team celebrates victory after the ICC World Twenty20 first qualifying final between Afghanistan and Namibia at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium in Dubai, UAE.

March 22, 2012

The Afghan team celebrates victory after the ICC World Twenty20 first qualifying final between Afghanistan and Namibia at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium in Dubai, UAE.

Ian Jacobs / Getty Images

A general view of the Kabul-Jalalabad highway.

March 19, 2012

A general view of the Kabul-Jalalabad highway.

Shah Marai / AFP/Getty Images

An Afghan vendor sells fish along the Kabul-Jalalabad highway.

March 19, 2012

An Afghan vendor sells fish along the Kabul-Jalalabad highway.

Shah Marai / AFP/Getty Images

A U.S. Marine watches as an Osprey carrying U.S. Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta arrives at Forward Operating Base Shukvani, Afghanistan. Panetta was scheduled to meet with President Karzai during his two-day visit to Afghanistan.

March 14, 2012

A U.S. Marine watches as an Osprey carrying U.S. Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta arrives at Forward Operating Base Shukvani, Afghanistan. Panetta was scheduled to meet with President Karzai during his two-day visit to Afghanistan.

Scott Olson / Getty Images

An Afghan policeman frisks a youth attending a gathering for a memorial ceremony at Mohammad mosque in Alokozai village of Pajwai district in Kandahar province. Gunmen on Tuesday attacked an Afghan memorial service for 16 villagers allegedly killed by a U.S. soldier, shooting dead a member of the Afghan military and wounding a policeman in a hail of gunfire.

March 13, 2012

An Afghan policeman frisks a youth attending a gathering for a memorial ceremony at Mohammad mosque in Alokozai village of Pajwai district in Kandahar province. Gunmen on Tuesday attacked an Afghan memorial service for 16 villagers allegedly killed by a U.S. soldier, shooting dead a member of the Afghan military and wounding a policeman in a hail of gunfire.

Jangir / AFP/Getty Images

An Afghan man sorts through refuse in Kabul.

March 17, 2012

An Afghan man sorts through refuse in Kabul.

Ahmad Nazar / AP

An Afghan potter man carries sacks on his cart,containing wasted pieces of breads, as he sells balloons in Kabul, Afghanistan.

March 17, 2012

An Afghan potter man carries sacks on his cart,containing wasted pieces of breads, as he sells balloons in Kabul, Afghanistan.

Ahmad Nazar / AP

Afghan children enjoy a ride in a playground in Kabul at twilight.

March 5, 2012

Afghan children enjoy a ride in a playground in Kabul at twilight.

Anja Niedringhaus / AP

An Afghan soldier prays in the old palace, partly destroyed, on the outskirts of Kabul.

March 6, 2012

An Afghan soldier prays in the old palace, partly destroyed, on the outskirts of Kabul.

Ahmad Jamshid / AP

An Afghan soldier passes by the shattered window of a destroyed police car after an explosive device went off in the center of Jalalabad, wounding three police officers.

March 6, 2012

An Afghan soldier passes by the shattered window of a destroyed police car after an explosive device went off in the center of Jalalabad, wounding three police officers.

Rahmat Gul / AP

Afghan boys peer through a window in Kabul.

March 5, 2012

Afghan boys peer through a window in Kabul.

Anja Niedringhaus / AP

An Afghan refugee child carries another child on his back after picking up food rations from a truck organized by the World Food Program in Kabul.

March 4, 2012

An Afghan refugee child carries another child on his back after picking up food rations from a truck organized by the World Food Program in Kabul.

Ahmad Jamshid / AP

An Afghan refugee girl reacts after another child stole her food voucher while she was lining up in front of a truck organized by the World Food Program in Kabul.

March 4, 2012

An Afghan refugee girl reacts after another child stole her food voucher while she was lining up in front of a truck organized by the World Food Program in Kabul.

Anja Niedringhaus / AP

Every day, 400 people join the ranks of a half-million displaced by fighting and natural disaster in Afghanistan. Many are left to starve and die, even in the capital, Kabul.

March 4, 2012

Every day, 400 people join the ranks of a half-million displaced by fighting and natural disaster in Afghanistan. Many are left to starve and die, even in the capital, Kabul.

Anja Niedringhaus / AP

Afghan men walk across a frozen lake on the outskirts of Kabul.

March 3, 2012

Afghan men walk across a frozen lake on the outskirts of Kabul.

Anja Niedringhaus / AP

An Afghan boy gets a haircut in a barbershop in the old city of Kabul.

March 3, 2012

An Afghan boy gets a haircut in a barbershop in the old city of Kabul.

Ahmad Jamshid / AP

An Afghan man stands among a pile of wood he cut to sell as firewood in the old city of Kabul.

March 3, 2012

An Afghan man stands among a pile of wood he cut to sell as firewood in the old city of Kabul.

Anja Niedringhaus / AP

An Afghan man covers up against the cold in the old city of Kabul.

March 3, 2012

An Afghan man covers up against the cold in the old city of Kabul.

Ahmad Jamshid / AP

An Afghan boy rides his horse through the old city of Kabul.

March 3, 2012

An Afghan boy rides his horse through the old city of Kabul.

Anja Niedringhaus / AP

Afghan girls play outside their house in the old city of Kabul.

March 3, 2012

Afghan girls play outside their house in the old city of Kabul.

Anja Niedringhaus / AP

An Afghan girl carries a child through the old city of Kabul.

March 3, 2012

An Afghan girl carries a child through the old city of Kabul.

Anja Niedringhaus / AP

Afghan children during a break after lessons at a mosque on the outskirts of Kabul.

March 1, 2012

Afghan children during a break after lessons at a mosque on the outskirts of Kabul.

Anja Niedringhaus / AP

A shoe seller waits for customers in his shop in Kabul.

March 1, 2012

A shoe seller waits for customers in his shop in Kabul.

Anja Niedringhaus / AP

An Afghan boy talks to his teacher during a lesson with other children at a mosque on the outskirts of Kabul.

March 1, 2012

An Afghan boy talks to his teacher during a lesson with other children at a mosque on the outskirts of Kabul.

Anja Niedringhaus / AP

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