Afghan children leave a traditional Koran school held in an old synagogue being used as a Muslim mosque in Herat November 4, 2009. Reuters Pictures 1 month ago

Afghan children leave a traditional Koran school held in an old synagogue being used as a Muslim mosque in Herat November 4, 2009.

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