Istalif is famous for its handmade glazed clay pottery, Panjshir Province, Afghanistan, Asia

A man from the Panjshir Valley in Afghanistan holds a freshly harvested bundle of wheat, Afghanistan, Asia

A man from the Panjshir Valley wearing a traditional Afghan hat, Afghanistan, Asia

A glass blower holds up blue glass gourd-shaped vases in a trinket shop in Herat, Afghanistan, Asia

A man from the Panjshir Valley fishes with a throw-net, Afghanistan, Asia

A shopkeeper demonstrates that not all burqas are identical, Herat, Afghanistan, Asia

Afghani farmer from Herat Province takes a break from working in rice paddies to smile for the camera, Afghanistan, Asia

A boy takes his goats to graze in Bamiyan Province, Afghanistan, Asia

A boy takes his goats to graze in Bamiyan Province, Afghanistan, Asia

Farmers return to their village with their donkeys loaded with fodder in Bamiyan Province, Afghanistan, Asia

The barren hills of the Bamiyan valley in central Afghanistan appear to promise little, but snowmelt irrigates the fields, Bamiyan Province, Afghanistan, Asia

A famer works in potato fields with the ancient Buddha niches visible in the distance in Bamiyan Province, Afghanistan, Asia

An Afghan man from the Panjshir Valley holds a freshly harvested bundle of wheat, Afghanistan, Asia

Local transportation, a boy goes to market through potato fields, Bamiyan Province, Afghanistan, Asia

An Afghan farmer smiles for the camera in Bamiyan Province, Afghanistan, Asia

Shepherd boy takes a break in the hot sun in Bamiyan Province, Afghanistan, Asia

A boy in a market rests on a giant pile of water melons, Herat, Afghanistan, Asia

Men standing in the old market in Herat, Afghanistan, Asia

Men walking through the old market in Herat, Afghanistan, Asia

The brilliant blue lakes of Band-e Amir in central Afghanistan supposedly have amazing healing powers, Afghanistan, Asia