Kabul rock

Kabul rock

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An artist paints graffiti during the Sound Central music festival in Kabul.

The annual event, which is now in its third year, boasts that it is the only alternative arts festival in Afghanistan. As well as a variety of music, it features live painting, comedy, dance and more.

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Afghan rappers attend the Sound Central music festival. The event brought together a wide range of alternative music, from the Afghan-American singer Ariana Delawari to the Kabul-based expat punk rock band White City.
. KABUL, Afghanistan. REUTERS/Omar Sobhani

Afghan rappers attend the Sound Central music festival. The event brought together a wide range of alternative music, from the Afghan-American singer Ariana Delawari to the Kabul-based expat punk rock band White City.

A rock musician performs in front of a cheering audience of youngsters. The festival kicked off with a day for women only, followed by days open to men.
. KABUL, Afghanistan. REUTERS/Omar Sobhani

A rock musician performs in front of a cheering audience of youngsters. The festival kicked off with a day for women only, followed by days open to men.

A crowd cheers and claps during the festival, which was founded by an Australian multimedia producer named Travis Beard and ran for the first time in 2011.
. KABUL, Afghanistan. REUTERS/Omar Sobhani

A crowd cheers and claps during the festival, which was founded by an Australian multimedia producer named Travis Beard and ran for the first time in 2011.

An Afghan boy breakdances at Sound Central.
. KABUL, Afghanistan. REUTERS/Omar Sobhani

An Afghan boy breakdances at Sound Central.

Members of a rock band perform on stage.
. KABUL, Afghanistan. REUTERS/Omar Sobhani

Members of a rock band perform on stage.