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An interior view of a rudimentary metalworking or foundry workshop in Shurandam, Afghanistan, captured in natural light. Two male individuals are present, both wearing long, loose-fitting grey garments and head coverings that obscure their faces; the individual on the left has visible eyeglasses or safety glasses beneath his headwear. The workshop features rough, unrendered brick walls heavily coated in light grey dust and a corrugated metal roof. In the center-right, a small, ground-level furnace or pit contains an open flame, actively heating a tangled mass of thin metal wires, consistent with scrap metal. The individual on the right is leaning forward and down towards this furnace, his posture suggesting engagement with the heating process. The individual on the left stands upright, holding a pair of long metal tongs in his right hand, positioned near a low, rough brick structure that serves as a barrier or workspace. A metal bowl rests on this brick structure, and another larger metal bowl containing grey material (possibly ash or metal fragments) is on the ground near the left individual's feet. The floor is a mix of packed earth and debris, uniformly covered in ash and metal fragments. A large, partially filled woven polypropylene sack, orange and white with Farsi/Dari script, stands upright to the right of the furnace. Further right, a dark metal drum or barrel is partially visible. The scene suggests a process of manual metal reclamation or shaping using heat.
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