H1N1 Spreads in Afghanistan (8 images)

Young Afghans wear face masks as they go about their business in the main market in Kabul on November 2, 2009 in Kabul, Afghanistan. The Afghan government have ordered the closure of all educational institutions for a period of three weeks due to the sudden rise of H1N1 flu cases and after the first death from the virus last week. UPI/Hossein Fatemi

A young Afghan boy wears a face mask as he walks in the main market in Kabul on November 2, 2009 in Afghanistan. The Afghan government ordered the closure of all educational institutions for a period of three weeks due to the sudden rise of H1N1 flu cases and after the first death from the virus last week. UPI/Hossein Fatemi.

Young Afghans hand out face masks as they walk in the main market in Kabul on November 2, 2009 in Afghanistan. The Afghan government ordered the closure of all educational institutions for a period of three weeks due to the sudden rise of H1N1 flu cases and after the first death from the virus last week. UPI/Hossein Fatemi.

Young Afghans wear face masks as they walk in the main market in Kabul on November 2, 2009 in Afghanistan. The Afghan government ordered the closure of all educational institutions for a period of three weeks due to the sudden rise of H1N1 flu cases and after the first death from the virus last week. UPI/Hossein Fatemi.