To go with Afghanistan-culture-poetry by Abdullah Hasrat, Joe Stenson and Zahrah Nabi
This photograph taken on April 17, 2024 shows purple flowers on Judas trees in the Tap-e-Gul Ghundi recreational park, venue of the Purple Flower Poetry Festival, in Charikar district of Parwan Province. As the Taliban government nears the end of its third year in power, it is working to impose its vision for the nation of more than 40 million people. Poetry is one of the only art forms that Kabul's rulers are allowing to flourish -- as long as the verses adhere to the government line. (Photo by Wakil KOHSAR / AFP) / To go with Afghanistan-culture-poetry by Abdullah Hasrat, Joe Stenson and Zahrah Nabi