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A montage of imagery from Afghanistan's better days. The achhe din barely lasted for the poor Afghanis, from the time of the last Taliban assault and takeover, and the recent Talib holocaust. Let us hope Afghanistan can see better days before long... See a range of landscapes from the wor-torn country. Afghan women crowd together in their various light to dark shades of blue burkhas, overseen by armed Taliban forces. They are standing in queue awaiting wheat and atta /flour rations to take home. The Talib men stand around with semi-automatic rifles on their shoulders. How will the Taliban treat women now? Women of Afghanistan in blue shrouds or burqas / burkha wait in queue to get grain for household consumption. Afghanistan is a country of approximately 23 million which, after three year