A Winter's Tale on the streets of Kabul under Taliban rule

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An Afghan woman walks on the street during a snowfall in Kabul, Afghanistan, January 3. (Image: Reuters)

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People cover themselves as they sit in front of a beauty salon in Kabul, Afghanistan, January 3. (Image: Reuters)

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A Taliban fighter searches a car as he stands guard at a checkpoint during a snowfall in Kabul, Afghanistan, January 3. (Image: Reuters)

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Afghan women walk on the street during a snowfall in Kabul, Afghanistan, January 3. (Image: Reuters)

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A Taliban fighter stands guard at a checkpoint during a snowfall in Kabul, Afghanistan, January 3. (Image: Reuters)

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An elderly man drinks tea as he sits alongside a road during a snowfall in Kabul, Afghanistan, January 3. (Image: Reuters)

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Afghan men walk during a snowfall in Kabul, Afghanistan, January 3. (Image: Reuters)

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An Afghan man pushes his wheelbarrow in a market during a snowfall in Kabul, Afghanistan, January 3. (Image: Reuters)

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Afghan men walk on a street during a snowfall in Kabul, Afghanistan, January 3. (Image: Reuters)

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An Afghan woman walks on the street during a snowfall in Kabul, Afghanistan, January 3. (Image: Reuters)

Taliban fighters patrol the Afghan capital, at the start of the new year, after their victory over the Western-backed government in Kabul four months ago.