Daily life around the Blue Mosque in Afghanistan - in pictures

  • Afghans visit the Blue Mosque and shrine of Hazrat Ali in the city of Mazar-e-Sharif, north of Kabul, Afghanistan.
    Afghans visit the Blue Mosque and shrine of Hazrat Ali in the city of Mazar-e-Sharif, north of Kabul, Afghanistan.
  • Children play with pigeons in the courtyard of the Blue Mosque, in the city of Mazar-e-Sharif, north of Kabul, Afghanistan.
    Children play with pigeons in the courtyard of the Blue Mosque, in the city of Mazar-e-Sharif, north of Kabul, Afghanistan.
  • An Afghan man visit Hazrat-e-Ali shrine or the Blue Mosque, in the city of Mazar-e-Sharif province north of Kabul, Afghanistan.
    An Afghan man visit Hazrat-e-Ali shrine or the Blue Mosque, in the city of Mazar-e-Sharif province north of Kabul, Afghanistan.
  • Afghans visit the Blue Mosque in the city of Mazar-e-Sharif, north of Kabul, Afghanistan.
    Afghans visit the Blue Mosque in the city of Mazar-e-Sharif, north of Kabul, Afghanistan.
  • Afghan children in the courtyard of the Blue Mosque, in the city of Mazar-e-Sharif, north of Kabul, Afghanistan.
    Afghan children in the courtyard of the Blue Mosque, in the city of Mazar-e-Sharif, north of Kabul, Afghanistan.
  • An Afghan security police at the gate of the Hazrat-e-Ali shrine and the Blue Mosque complex, in the city of Mazar-e-Sharif, north of Kabul, Afghanistan.
    An Afghan security police at the gate of the Hazrat-e-Ali shrine and the Blue Mosque complex, in the city of Mazar-e-Sharif, north of Kabul, Afghanistan.
  • An elderly man waits for alms outside the Blue Mosque in the city of Mazar-e-Sharif, north of Kabul, Afghanistan.
    An elderly man waits for alms outside the Blue Mosque in the city of Mazar-e-Sharif, north of Kabul, Afghanistan.
  • An Afghan girl poses for photograph as she visits the Blue Mosque with her father, in the city of Mazar-e-Sharif, north of Kabul, Afghanistan.
    An Afghan girl poses for photograph as she visits the Blue Mosque with her father, in the city of Mazar-e-Sharif, north of Kabul, Afghanistan.
  • An Afghan security police in the courtyard of the Blue Mosque, in the city of Mazar-e-Sharif, north of Kabul, Afghanistan.
    An Afghan security police in the courtyard of the Blue Mosque, in the city of Mazar-e-Sharif, north of Kabul, Afghanistan.