This image captures two men in Mandisar, Afghanistan, sitting on dry, dusty ground under a clear, bright blue sky

This image captures two men in Mandisar, Afghanistan, sitting on dry, dusty ground under a clear, bright blue sky. In the foreground, a man of apparent middle age, with a mustache and light stubble, squats and looks directly at the viewer. He wears a light blue traditional tunic (likely part of a shalwar kameez) over a dark undergarment or scarf, and a multi-colored, patterned head covering or turban with visible fringes. His left hand rests on his right forearm, while his right hand holds a small wad of folded, worn currency notes. He wears open-toed sandals. To his right, partially visible, is an older man with a long, thick white beard, wearing a white turban, a white tunic, and a dark vest. He also appears to be in a squatting or seated position. The background shows an arid, open landscape with disturbed earth, sparse dry vegetation, and distant low-rise mud-brick structures under the harsh daylight. A lone tree is visible in the far-left background.