The image captures an outdoor scene in Gundigan Village, Afghanistan, during daylight with a clear sky, focusing on active road construction

The image captures an outdoor scene in Gundigan Village, Afghanistan, during daylight with a clear sky, focusing on active road construction. A dark, freshly laid asphalt road occupies the foreground and mid-ground. In the mid-ground, a large asphalt paver machine is actively laying asphalt, positioned behind a dump truck. Along the right side of the newly paved road, separated by concrete curb stones, a group of approximately 15-20 individuals, primarily adult males and several boys in traditional attire, are standing and observing the construction process. In the immediate foreground on the right, an adult male with a dark beard and a brown turban is seated on a blue plastic chair, wearing a white tunic and a brown shawl. He holds prayer beads (misbaha) in his hands and looks towards the camera. Behind him, another individual, cloaked in black attire over light blue trousers, is seated on a blue plastic stool, facing away from the camera. Adjacent to them, a young bearded male wearing a dark green tunic stands, engaged in a phone call with a mobile phone held to his right ear. The environment includes single-story buildings along the right side of the road, some appearing to be under construction with exposed concrete blocks. Utility poles with overhead lines are visible. Construction materials, including coils of blue piping, are present on the unpaved ground adjacent to the buildings. A distinct shadow of a person, likely the photographer, is cast on the new asphalt in the lower left quadrant of the image. Distant hills and some sparse green vegetation are visible in the background.