Afghanistan, March 2011
Every month in the Big Picture, we revisit Afghanistan, to see the people, to
see our troops and troops from other nations, to get a sense of the country.
President Hamid Karzai said recently his security forces will soon take charge
of securing seven areas around Afghanistan, the first step toward his goal of
having the Afghan police and soldiers protecting the entire nation by the end
of 2014. Our troops are due to begin coming home this July. There is still
work to be done. Many of the photos featured in this post show the
celebration of the Afghan New Year. The festival to celebrate new year's
starts on March 21 and is celebrated in Turkey, Central Asian republics, Iraq,
Iran, Azerbaijan, as well as war-torn Afghanistan and it coincides with the
astronomical vernal equinox. One of the most popular places to bring in the
new year, Mazar-i Sharif, attracts hundreds of thousands of Afghans. --
Paula Nelson (35 photos total)
Afghan children play as they eat ice lollies in Kabul on March 21, the Afghan
New Year. (Dar Yasin/Associated Press)
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