A battered Soviet-era tank holds its ground as miners struggle to keep a cart full of sand on tracks. After the Soviets fled Afghanistan local commanders fought over the area for control of Pul-i-Khumrei, a nearby town. Patrick Andrade for EurasiaNet
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