Afghan labourers replenish the brick ovens, in which bricks are baked, with charcoal at a brick factory outside Kabul November 10, 2009. Reuters Pictures logo Reuters Pictures 27 months ago

Afghan labourers replenish the brick ovens, in which bricks are baked, with charcoal at a brick factory outside Kabul November 10, 2009.

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