1/10 - Cinemas in Kabul
Rahmatullah Ezati plays back a film roll in the projectionist room of the Ariana Cinema in Kabul, Afghanistan. The cinema\'s staff still show up at work every day hoping they will eventually get paid, despite the Taliban\'s orders to stop operating. (AP photo)
2/10 - Cinemas in Kabul
Gul Mohammed, who works as a host in the Ariana Cinema, poses for a photograph in Kabul. After seizing power three months ago, the Taliban ordered cinemas to stop operating.(AP photo)
3/10 - Cinemas in Kabul
Rahmat Shah, who works as a host, poses for a photograph inside the Ariana Cinema in Kabul, Afghanistan. (AP photo)
4/10 - Cinemas in Kabul
Abdul Malik Wahidi, who sells tickets at Ariana Cinema, poses for a photograph in the ticketing office in Kabul, Afghanistan. (AP photo)
5/10 - Cinemas in Kabul
Staff members share a meal together in the Ariana Cinema in Kabul. (AP photo)
6/10 - Cinemas in Kabul
Staff members sit inside the ticket office of the Ariana Cinema in Kabul. (AP photo)
7/10 - Cinemas in Kabul
Rahmatullah Ezati looks out to the theatre of the Ariana Cinema from the projection room in Kabul. Ezati, a movie enthusiast, is a projectionist at the cinema, which is no longer operating, on orders from the Taliban. (AP photo)
8/10 - Cinemas in Kabul
Abdul Malik Wahidi, who sells tickets at Ariana Cinema, browses through unsold tickets in Kabul. (AP photo)
9/10 - Cinemas in Kabul
The empty theater of the Ariana Cinema in Kabul. (AP photo)
10/10 - Cinemas in Kabul
A vase with fake roses stands inside the ticket office of the Ariana Cinema in Kabul.(AP photo)
