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Kids run after banknotes thrown to them by truck drivers. Between Islam Qaleh and Herat. Afghanistan. 2 April 2001...The donations are for repairing potholes and have to be caught before they flutter into the grassy steppe, which is still infested with landmines from the days of the Soviet occupation. The road connecting the Iranian border and Herat is badly damaged due to heavy traffic transporting unknown quantities of consumer goods made in Japan from the Persian Gulf through Iran and back—a business that results in unknown millions of dollars in transit fees and duties, fuelling war operations. . (KEYSTONE/VII Photo/Daniel Schwartz)