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Kabul Kangana Grape Storage - Afghanistan

A villager uses finished Kangana jars as molds to shape bowls for new ones in the northern outskirts of Kabul, the capital of Afghanistan, Aug. 25, 2025. The Kangana, an ancient clay jar to preserve grapes, has been widely used in the rural outskirts north of Kabul. This century-old Afghan container enables grapes harvested in the heat of summer to stay fresh until the following spring. A Kangana is an ellipsoid formed by placing two bowl-shaped compoents face to face, with no apparent front or back side. Once sealed with mud around its brim, the jar becomes nearly airtight, functioning as a natural "vacuum storage container." In some Afghan villages, the Kangana was once used to store peppers and apples as well. Today, with these vegetables and fruits available year-round, grapes remain as the main object in its starage. Photo by Li Ang/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Kabul Kangana Grape Storage - Afghanistan

A villager, along with his children, shows two fully sealed Kangana jars in the northern outskirts of Kabul, the capital of Afghanistan, Aug. 25, 2025. The Kangana, an ancient clay jar to preserve grapes, has been widely used in the rural outskirts north of Kabul. This century-old Afghan container enables grapes harvested in the heat of summer to stay fresh until the following spring. A Kangana is an ellipsoid formed by placing two bowl-shaped compoents face to face, with no apparent front or back side. Once sealed with mud around its brim, the jar becomes nearly airtight, functioning as a natural "vacuum storage container." In some Afghan villages, the Kangana was once used to store peppers and apples as well. Today, with these vegetables and fruits available year-round, grapes remain as the main object in its starage. Photo by Li Ang/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Kabul Kangana Grape Storage - Afghanistan

A villager loads grapes into Kangana bowls in the northern outskirts of Kabul, the capital of Afghanistan, Aug. 25, 2025. The Kangana, an ancient clay jar to preserve grapes, has been widely used in the rural outskirts north of Kabul. This century-old Afghan container enables grapes harvested in the heat of summer to stay fresh until the following spring. A Kangana is an ellipsoid formed by placing two bowl-shaped compoents face to face, with no apparent front or back side. Once sealed with mud around its brim, the jar becomes nearly airtight, functioning as a natural "vacuum storage container." In some Afghan villages, the Kangana was once used to store peppers and apples as well. Today, with these vegetables and fruits available year-round, grapes remain as the main object in its starage. Photo by Li Ang/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Kabul Kangana Grape Storage - Afghanistan

This photo taken on Aug. 25, 2025 shows Kangana bowls being slowly air-dried under sunlight in the northern outskirts of Kabul, the capital of Afghanistan. The Kangana, an ancient clay jar to preserve grapes, has been widely used in the rural outskirts north of Kabul. This century-old Afghan container enables grapes harvested in the heat of summer to stay fresh until the following spring. A Kangana is an ellipsoid formed by placing two bowl-shaped compoents face to face, with no apparent front or back side. Once sealed with mud around its brim, the jar becomes nearly airtight, functioning as a natural "vacuum storage container." In some Afghan villages, the Kangana was once used to store peppers and apples as well. Today, with these vegetables and fruits available year-round, grapes remain as the main object in its starage. Photo by Li Ang/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Kabul Kangana Grape Storage - Afghanistan

A villager shows bowls of an extra-large Kangana jar in the northern outskirts of Kabul, the capital of Afghanistan, Aug. 25, 2025. The Kangana, an ancient clay jar to preserve grapes, has been widely used in the rural outskirts north of Kabul. This century-old Afghan container enables grapes harvested in the heat of summer to stay fresh until the following spring. A Kangana is an ellipsoid formed by placing two bowl-shaped compoents face to face, with no apparent front or back side. Once sealed with mud around its brim, the jar becomes nearly airtight, functioning as a natural "vacuum storage container." In some Afghan villages, the Kangana was once used to store peppers and apples as well. Today, with these vegetables and fruits available year-round, grapes remain as the main object in its starage. Photo by Li Ang/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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West Bank Settler Violence Increases - Hebron

Mustafa Melhem, 60, receives treatment for a head injury after settlers attacked him and his nephew during grape harvesting in Halhul, north of Hebron, West Bank on August 24, 2025. Rights groups say such assaults by settlers against Palestinians in the West Bank have sharply increased. Photo by Mosab Shawer/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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West Bank Settler Violence Increases - Hebron

Mustafa Melhem, 60, receives treatment for a head injury after settlers attacked him and his nephew during grape harvesting in Halhul, north of Hebron, West Bank on August 24, 2025. Rights groups say such assaults by settlers against Palestinians in the West Bank have sharply increased. Photo by Mosab Shawer/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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West Bank Settler Violence Increases - Hebron

Mustafa Melhem, 60, sits with his wife after being injured in a settler attack while harvesting grapes in Halhul, north of Hebron, West Bank on August 24, 2025. Rights groups say such assaults by settlers against Palestinians in the West Bank have sharply increased. Photo by Mosab Shawer/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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West Bank Settler Violence Increases - Hebron

Mustafa Melhem, 60, receives treatment for a head injury after settlers attacked him and his nephew during grape harvesting in Halhul, north of Hebron, West Bank on August 24, 2025. Rights groups say such assaults by settlers against Palestinians in the West Bank have sharply increased. Photo by Mosab Shawer/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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West Bank Settler Violence Increases - Hebron

A relative shows a photo of Mustafa Melhem, 60, covered in blood after he was injured in a settler attack in Halhul, north of Hebron, West Bank on August 24, 2025. Rights groups say such assaults by settlers against Palestinians in the West Bank have sharply increased. Photo by Mosab Shawer/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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