Two interesting photos from Afghanistan

Stitch-on patches with blood group types, are seen for sale at the Afghanistan market inside the German army Bundeswehr field camp Marmal in Mazar-i-Sharif April 18, 2010. (REUTERS/Maurizio Gambarini)

Afghan women work on doll clothing at a workshop sponsored by a Malaysian NGO called Mercy that seeks to help local females to empower themselves. 80 women participate in every workshop despite rising tensions between an increasing Taliban presence in the city and the extensive NATO presence. (Majid Saeedi/Getty Images)

 Several dozen more at The Big Picture.