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Farah Province, Afghanistan. 2 April 2001. Built by the Soviets in the 1950s and suitable for tanks, the north-western part of the Afghan ring-road—called the "Betonka";connects Herat and Kandahar. The band of concrete slabs weathered three decades of war much better than the American tarmac in the south.. (KEYSTONE/VII Photo/Daniel Schwartz)