• A boy covers himself with a plastic sheet to shelter from the rain in Kabul, Afghanistan. AP
    A boy covers himself with a plastic sheet to shelter from the rain in Kabul, Afghanistan. AP
  • An Afghan boys stand over a rusting, destroyed tank used during the Soviet occupation, in Kabul. AP
    An Afghan boys stand over a rusting, destroyed tank used during the Soviet occupation, in Kabul. AP
  • A merry-go-round sits unused as rain falls on Kabul. AP
    A merry-go-round sits unused as rain falls on Kabul. AP
  • An Afghan laborer pushes a wheelbarrow during a rainy day at the old market in Kabul, Afghanistan, Tuesday, May 3, 2022. (AP Photo / Ebrahim Noroozi)
    An Afghan laborer pushes a wheelbarrow during a rainy day at the old market in Kabul, Afghanistan, Tuesday, May 3, 2022. (AP Photo / Ebrahim Noroozi)
  • An Afghan child seeks shelter at the old market in Kabul. AP
    An Afghan child seeks shelter at the old market in Kabul. AP
  • A child rides a bike on a rainy day in Kabul. AP
    A child rides a bike on a rainy day in Kabul. AP
  • A child shelters from the rain under a wheelbarrow in Kabul. AP
    A child shelters from the rain under a wheelbarrow in Kabul. AP
  • Boys play cricket on the outskirts of Kabul as the rain takes a break. AP
    Boys play cricket on the outskirts of Kabul as the rain takes a break. AP
  • Children play during a sand storm in Kabul, Afghanistan. AP
    Children play during a sand storm in Kabul, Afghanistan. AP
  • A boy wears a face covering during a sand storm in Kabul. AP
    A boy wears a face covering during a sand storm in Kabul. AP
  • A boy poses for a photo with his toy gun after dust from a sand storm has settled in Kabul. AP
    A boy poses for a photo with his toy gun after dust from a sand storm has settled in Kabul. AP
  • A boy selling sunglasses waits for customers on the roadside during a dust storm in Kandahar. AFP
    A boy selling sunglasses waits for customers on the roadside during a dust storm in Kandahar. AFP
  • A dust storm in Kandahar. AFP
    A dust storm in Kandahar. AFP
  • Commuters make their through a dust storm in Kandahar. AFP
    Commuters make their through a dust storm in Kandahar. AFP
  • Motorcyclists drive through the dust storm in Kandahar. AFP
    Motorcyclists drive through the dust storm in Kandahar. AFP

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Dust storms and rain clouds in Afghanistan – in pictures

Afghans face extreme weather from Kandahar to Kabul

The National

May 04, 2022

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Updated: May 04, 2022, 12:18 PM
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