SCENES FROM AFGHANISTAN

©2009 Nikki Kahn

A mother holding her young child is among the group of women gathered at the invitation of religious leader Sayed Mansour Nadiri for a rally in support of Afghanistan President Hamdi Karzai in Dar-e-Kayan, Baghlan Province.© Nikki Kahn/The Washington Post 2009ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
   
Women gathered at the invitation of religious leader Sayed Mansour Nadiri for a rally in support of Afghanistan President Hamdi Karzai in Dar-e-Kayan, Baghlan Province.© Nikki Kahn/The Washington Post 2009ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
   
U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Marc Richards, 21, of Millsboro, Delaware, with 2nd LAR Charlie Company, watch as a 1000 pound bomb is dropped on more than 1,600 bags of poppy seeds discovered at Safar Bazaar following a raid in Helmand Province, Afghanistan.© Nikki Kahn/The Washington Post 2009ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
     
  
The Shomali Plains, Afghanistan.© Nikki Kahn/The Washington Post 2009ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
   
The Panjshir, Afghanistan.© Nikki Kahn/The Washington Post 2009ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
   
17-year-old Adiba, of Kabul,, showed her support for Afghan presidential candidate Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai at the bidding of her teacher as he met with women from the Malal group at his home in Kabul.© Nikki Kahn/The Washington Post 2009ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
     
  
The Panjshir, Afghanistan.© Nikki Kahn 2009ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
   
Afghan men sacrifice a bull for President Hamid Karzai in Baghlan Province.© Nikki Kahn/The Washington Post 2009ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
   
Voters gather for a Karzai rally in Baghlan Province, Afghanistan© Nikki Kahn/The Washington Post 2009ALL RIGHTS RESERVED