As night settles over Afghanistan’s capital, only a few small lights and neon signs pierce the darkness and thick blanket of ...

As night falls over Afghanistan’s capital of Kabul, the city is enveloped in darkness, with only a few dim lights and neon signs breaking through the thick winter smog. However, ...

The only bright lights emanate from the wedding halls that dot the city centre and escape some of the Taliban’s scrutiny, as ...

This picture taken on Feb. 2, 2025 shows an illuminated wedding hall, at night in Kabul. As night settles over Afghanistan’s ...

The only bright lights emanate from the wedding halls that dot the city centre and escape some of the Taliban's scrutiny, as marriage is prized in Afghan culture ... and-gold hall that shines ...

Kabul's high-ceilinged wedding ... the Afghan culture, you have to invite more and more people" even if it means going into debt, said Haji Safiullah Esmafi, owner of the Stars Palace hall.

But on some street corners, glittering colossal wedding halls loom out of the gloom, a rare display of opulence in the Afghan capital.