Mazar-I-Sharif, Afghanistan - IslamicStateof Afghanistan
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Khalyar Boy, an elderly one-eyed man who has been selling carpets for
41 years, shows a red carpet to visitors in his shop in Mazar-i-Sharif.
Famed for their tough bargaining skills and hig-quality wares,
Afghaistan's carpet sellers are on a roll again in the post-Taliban
era. Picture taken February 13, 2002. REUTERS/Claro Cortes IV TO
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