Cotton processing in Afghanistan's Kandahar - in pictures

Labourers sort cotton sacks at a factory in Kandahar, Afghanistan. The Kandahar Chamber of Commerce says there are 22 cotton-processing factories in Kandahar Industrial Park, which produces about 2,000 tonnes of cotton for export. All photos by EPA
Labourers sort cotton sacks at a factory in Kandahar, Afghanistan. The Kandahar Chamber of Commerce says there are 22 cotton-processing factories in Kandahar Industrial Park, which produces about 2,000 tonnes of cotton for export. All photos by EPA
Labourers sort cotton sacks at a factory in Kandahar, Afghanistan. The Kandahar Chamber of Commerce says there are 22 cotton-processing factories in Kandahar Industrial Park, which produces about 2,000 tonnes of cotton for export.
Labourers sort cotton sacks at a factory in Kandahar, Afghanistan. The Kandahar Chamber of Commerce says there are 22 cotton-processing factories in Kandahar Industrial Park, which produces about 2,000 tonnes of cotton for export.
Labourers sort cotton sacks at a factory in Kandahar, Afghanistan. The Kandahar Chamber of Commerce says there are 22 cotton-processing factories in Kandahar Industrial Park, which produces about 2,000 tonnes of cotton for export.
Labourers sort cotton sacks at a factory in Kandahar, Afghanistan. The Kandahar Chamber of Commerce says there are 22 cotton-processing factories in Kandahar Industrial Park, which produces about 2,000 tonnes of cotton for export.
A labourer sorts cotton sacks at a factory in Kandahar, Afghanistan. The Kandahar Chamber of Commerce says there are 22 cotton-processing factories in Kandahar Industrial Park, which produces about 2,000 tonnes of cotton for export.
A labourer sorts cotton sacks at a factory in Kandahar, Afghanistan. The Kandahar Chamber of Commerce says there are 22 cotton-processing factories in Kandahar Industrial Park, which produces about 2,000 tonnes of cotton for export.
A labourer sorts cotton sacks at a factory in Kandahar, Afghanistan. The Kandahar Chamber of Commerce says there are 22 cotton-processing factories in Kandahar Industrial Park, which produces about 2,000 tonnes of cotton for export.
A labourer sorts cotton sacks at a factory in Kandahar, Afghanistan. The Kandahar Chamber of Commerce says there are 22 cotton-processing factories in Kandahar Industrial Park, which produces about 2,000 tonnes of cotton for export.
A labourer sorts cotton sacks at a factory in Kandahar, Afghanistan. The Kandahar Chamber of Commerce says there are 22 cotton-processing factories in Kandahar Industrial Park, which produces about 2,000 tonnes of cotton for export.
A labourer sorts cotton sacks at a factory in Kandahar, Afghanistan. The Kandahar Chamber of Commerce says there are 22 cotton-processing factories in Kandahar Industrial Park, which produces about 2,000 tonnes of cotton for export.
Labourers sort cotton sacks at a factory in Kandahar, Afghanistan. The Kandahar Chamber of Commerce says there are 22 cotton-processing factories in Kandahar Industrial Park, which produces about 2,000 tonnes of cotton for export.
Labourers sort cotton sacks at a factory in Kandahar, Afghanistan. The Kandahar Chamber of Commerce says there are 22 cotton-processing factories in Kandahar Industrial Park, which produces about 2,000 tonnes of cotton for export.