An Afghan boy flies his kite at a playground in Kabul September 11, 2010. REUTERS/Andrew Biraj (AFGHANISTAN - Tags: SOCIETY IMAGES OF THE DAY) 

People play with kites on a hill top in Kabul September 12, 2010. REUTERS/Andrew Biraj (AFGHANISTAN - Tags: SOCIETY) 

Afghans rush to catch the string of a falling kite in Kabul September 24, 2010. Hundreds of kites danced over the Afghan capital on Friday emblazoned with messages championing equal rights for women and the justice system in an unusual U.S.-backed effort by The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) to boost democracy. REUTERS/Ahmad Masood (AFGHANISTAN - Tags: SOCIETY IMAGES OF THE DAY) 

An Afghan man holds a kite in Kabul September 24, 2010. Hundreds of kites danced over the Afghan capital on Friday emblazoned with messages championing equal rights for women and the justice system in an unusual U.S.-backed effort by The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) to boost democracy. REUTERS/Ahmad Masood (AFGHANISTAN - Tags: SOCIETY) 

An Afghan boy flies a white kite during a demonstration against poverty in Afghanistan at Nader Khan hill in Kabul. An Afghan boy flies a white kite during a demonstration against poverty in Afghanistan at Nader Khan hill in Kabul September 13,2005. Children from local NGO Asciana highlight the need for world leaders to continue assisting Afghanistan in ensuring they and other children have greater access to education, health facilities and are free from poverty. REUTERS/Zohra Bensemra 

Afghan girls watch white kites flown in the sky during a demonstration against poverty in Afghanistan in Kabul. Afghan girls watch white kites flown in the sky during a demonstration against poverty in Afghanistan at Nader Khan hill in Kabul September 13, 2005. Children from local NGO Asciana highlight the need for world leaders to continue assisting Afghanistan in ensuring they and other children have greater access to education, health facilities and are free from poverty. REUTERS/Zohra Bensemra 

An Afghan boy from the Asiana orphanage flies a kite as a policeman keeps watch, in an event organized by the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) to mark the International Day of Peace in Kabul, September 21, 2006. REUTERS/Ahmad Masood (AFGHANISTAN) 

A boy (R) with a kite on his back and his friends look at Kabul city's overview from Nadir Khan hill in Kabul September 24, 2010. Hundreds of kites danced over the Afghan capital on Friday emblazoned with messages championing equal rights for women and the justice system in an unusual U.S.-backed effort by The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) to boost democracy. REUTERS/Ahmad Masood (AFGHANISTAN - Tags: SOCIETY) 

Boys fly a kite in Kabul May 8, 2009. REUTERS/Ahmad Masood (AFGHANISTAN SOCIETY IMAGES OF THE DAY) 

A young boy in Kabul stands atop a roof at sunset and flies a small
kite in the evening breeze March 3, 2002. Earlier today a powerful
earthquake struck Kabul killing five people and injuring at least
twenty. REUTERS/Jim Hollander

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An Afghan boy walks with a kite atop a hill overlooking Kabul city, September 12, 2010. REUTERS/Fayaz Kabli (AFGHANISTAN - Tags: SPORT SOCIETY CITYSCAPE) 

An Afghan boy holds his kite in the village of Kowall in Arghandab District, north of Kandahar July 13, 2010. REUTERS/Bob Strong (AFGHANISTAN - Tags: CONFLICT MILITARY CIVIL UNREST) 

An Afghan boy prepares to fly his kite on a hill overlooking Kabul December 20, 2002. Banned during the Taliban regime, kites have returned and are now a favourite pasttime for children in Afghanistan. 

People run after a kite whose string has broken on Nadir Khan hill in Kabul April 6, 2007. When the strictly Islamist Taliban ruled Afghanistan, they banned kite-flying. Noor Agha is widely acknowledged as the best kite-maker in Afghanistan, where flying and dueling with kite is the closest thing the war-torn country has to a national sport. To match feature AFGHAN-KITES/ REUTERS/Ahmad Masood (AFGHANISTAN) 

A child uses a wooden stick to catch a kite as another child looks on a hill top in Kabul September 12, 2010. REUTERS/Andrew Biraj (AFGHANISTAN - Tags: SPORT SOCIETY) 

An Afghan boy flies a kite in Kabul January 30, 2010. REUTERS/Marko Djurica (AFGHANISTAN - Tags: SOCIETY) 

People play with kites on a hill top in Kabul, September 12, 2010. REUTERS/Andrew Biraj (AFGHANISTAN - Tags: SPORT SOCIETY) 

A boy blocks his face with a kite to avoid being photographed at a refugee camp in Kabul August 15, 2008. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi (AFGHANISTAN) 

An Afghan boy plays with a kite in a village near Herat October 29, 2009. REUTERS/Morteza Nikoubazl (AFGHANISTAN SOCIETY) 

Afghans fly a kite in Kabul October 15, 2007. REUTERS/Ahmad Masood (AFGHANISTAN) 

An Afghan boy flies a kite, forbidden during Taliban rule, from a roof
in central Kabul December 7, 2001. The Taliban's rule over its last
bastion of Kandahar in southern Afghanistan came to an end with their
forces laying down arms to a joint commission of tribal elders, Afghan
Islamic Press (AIP) said. REUTERS/Damir Sagolj REUTERS

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An Afghan boy chooses a kite in a shop in central Kabul, March 29,
2003. The traditional Afghan pastime of kite flying has enjoyed a
resurgence since the fall of the Taliban. Kite flying was one of many
traditional pleasures banned by the hardline Taliban. REUTERS/Jayanta
Shaw

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Noor Agha makes kites in his house in Kabul in this April 5, 2007 photo. Agha is widely acknowledged as the best kite-maker in Afghanistan, where flying and duelling with kites is the closest thing the war-torn country has to a national sport. To match feature AFGHAN-KITES/ REUTERS/Ahmad Masood (AFGHANISTAN) 

Afghan children play with kites on the top of a hill in Kabul December
7, 2002. Banned during Taliban regime, playing with kites is now one of
the favourite past times for children in Afghanistan. REUTERS/Radu
Sigheti

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Afghans attempt to catch a kite during a kite flying competition in Kabul, Afghanistan March 23, 2006. REUTERS/Ahmad Masood 

An Afghan boy plays with a kite during the celebration of Peace Day in Kabul September 21, 2008. REUTERS/Omar Sobhani (AFGHANISTAN)

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A boy carries a kite on Nadir Khan hill in Kabul in this April 6, 2007 photo. When the strictly Islamist Taliban ruled Afghanistan, they banned kite-flying. Noor Agha is widely acknowledged as the best kite-maker in Afghanistan, where flying and dueling with kite is the closest thing the war-torn country has to a national sport.To match feature AFGHAN-KITES/ REUTERS/Ahmad Masood (AFGHANISTAN) 

Boys fly kites in a cemetery in Kabul, August 14, 2009. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson (AFGHANISTAN SOCIETY IMAGES OF THE DAY) 

Afghan boys sit on top of a football goalpost watching a kite flying competition in Kabul, Afghanistan March 23, 2006. BEST QUALITY AVAILABLE REUTERS/Ahmad Masood 

An Afghan boy flies a white kite during a demonstration against poverty in Afghanistan at Nader Khan hill in Kabul. An Afghan boy flies a white kite during a demonstration against poverty in Afghanistan at Nader Khan hill in Kabul September 13,2005. Children from local NGO Asciana highlight the need for world leaders to continue assisting Afghanistan in ensuring they and other children have greater access to education, health facilities and are free from poverty. REUTERS/Zohra Bensemra 

Afghan men fly kites on Kabul's Nadir Khan hill September 30, 2005. Friday is Afghanistan's designated day of rest. REUTERS/Ahmad Masood