An Afghan girl reads the holy Koran, during the holy fasting month of Ramadan, in Kabul, Afghanistan, 10 September 2008. Muslims all over the world are observing the holy month of Ramadan which prohibits food, drinks, smoke and sex from dawn to dusk. EPA/S. SABAWOON

A general view of replica of Paris famous Eiffel Tower at the compound of Sham-e-Paris (Paris Evening) wedding hotel in Kabul, Afghanistan, 15 July 2008. After the fall of Taliban regime many Afghan families who can afford expenses, prefer to get their children married in modern hotels in Kabul.  EPA/S. SABAWOON

A German Quick Reaction Force (QRF) soldier poses in front of an armoured tracked vehicle 'Marder 1 A5M', during a press day at the German Bundeswehr army camp 'Marmal' near Masar-i-Sharif, Afghanistan, 30 June 2008. German Bundeswehr takes over Quick Reaction Force duties from Norway on 01 July 2008.  EPA/MAURIZIO GAMBARINI

An Afghan woman holds her daughter as she waits to receive ration aid in Kabul Afghanistan, 16 June 2008. World Food Program (WFP) distributed tons of ration aid to Afghans who are currently experiencing a food crisis despite a good grain harvest last year. EPA/S. SABAWOON

A British Ministry of Defence (MOD) handout picture showing soldiers carrying the coffin of Pte Daniel Gamble, one of five British soldiers killed in Afghanistan arriving at Royal Air Force (RAF) Lyneham, Britain on 16 June 2008. The bodies arrived at RAF Lyneham in Wiltshire to be repatriated. EPA/CREDIT: CPL GABRIEL MORENO/MOD/HANDOUT CROWN COPYRIGHT