In pictures: Street life in Kandahar

Anwar Imitiyaz sent these photographs of life on Kandahar's streets. "On one of the busiest streets many poor people set up their own stalls. As this man fries fish, his young son waits to serve it."

"People travel into the city from rural areas. They bring fruit, vegetable and plants to sell and buy sugar and oil when they return."

"This is the most popular sweet house in the city. It is too expensive for most common people but those who work for international organisations can buy from here."

"These pots are rented out for weddings or engagement parties. But this tradition is fading as more people hold big events in hotels."

"Students and those with IT knowledge come to internet cafes like this to chat to friends abroad. People here feel like they are at the end of the world and like to have contact with foreign people."

"The tradition in Kandahar is to make bread inside your own home but many people now buy bread from shops such as this."

"This man is cooking and selling kebabs outside a hotel. I have seen them sometimes hide themselves when coalition forces pass them by, maybe worried about attacks by insurgents."

"These boys have just returned from a nearby primary school. It's a tradition here to shave their heads at springtime. They believe it is good for their health."

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