A child wheels jugs of water near the town of Pul-i-alam in Logar province, Afghanistan on Nov. 18.
Rescue workers recover a body at the scene of a suicide bombing on October 8 in Kabul, Afghanistan.
Mir Mohammed, an Afghan policeman recovers on Oct. 21 after suffering from an infected amputated leg at the ANA Military hospital in Kabul. Mir was injured when the police truck he was riding in hit an explosive device.
A U.S. soldier and Afghan man at a checkpoint near Forward Operating Base Tillman on Nov. 24.
Anifa, 12, prays on Sept. 7 inside a cave where she lives with her family. Many of refugee families living in caves say they are too poor to live anywhere else. The government insists they are damaging the area near the the giant Buddhas of Bamiyan, an archaeological site.
All of the cave dwellers are Hazara, a Shiite ethnic group that suffered intense persecution under the Taliban.
All of the cave dwellers are Hazara, a Shiite ethnic group that suffered intense persecution under the Taliban.
Afghan farmers tend a poppy field in the Grishk district of Helmand province on April 18.
Once known as the bread basket of Afghanistan, the lush irrigated fields of Helmand are the world's largest source of opium.
Once known as the bread basket of Afghanistan, the lush irrigated fields of Helmand are the world's largest source of opium.
Bibi Adela, 15, receives therapy on her amputated leg at the International Red Cross Orthopedic rehabilitation center in Kabul on Nov. 23.
She lost her leg from a rocket attack that killed her sister and brother. Her mother was also injured.
A U.N. report described 2009 as the deadliest year for civilian casualties since the start of the U.S.-led war against Talib
A U.N. report described 2009 as the deadliest year for civilian casualties since the start of the U.S.-led war against Talib
A young shepherd awaits customers at a market in Jalalabad, the provincial capital of Nangarhar province east of Kabul on Nov. 25.
Afghan actress Trena Amiri, left, with actor Ghafar Zalam at lunch during during the filming of the soap opera "Love and Old Age" on Nov. 20. Trena, 22, is paid between $50 and $300 per TV show or movie. Divorced, she rarely sees her three children since her ex-husband has full custody due to conservative Afghan laws.
A man smokes opium in the outskirts of Kabul, on Nov. 30.
An Afghan de-mining squad finishes a clearing operation outside the village of Tangi Saidan on Nov. 15.
The shifting of warring factions and changing frontlines have left the tumultuous country littered with landmines.
An Afghan street vendor, left, cleans spinach under a makeshift shelter in Kabul on Nov. 24.
A waiting line at a food distribution center in Kabul on Nov. 23.
The CARE monthly food ration for the women includes 50 kilograms of wheat, 3 liters of cooking oil and salt and beans.
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