News Item 023-喀布尔的市郊绿洲

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On Fridays, the traffic stretches（延伸）for kilometers. Groups of young men, couples and families make their way to the lake on cars and motorcycles as street vendors（摊贩）sell their wares（商品）

. “In the past, business was bad. Now it is picking up. I work here every Friday and go to school the rest of the week.” This could be any popular place, anywhere.

Except Qargha Lake is on the outskirts（郊区）of Kabul, a city that regularly faces deadly violence, and where men in uniform with guns are the most common sight. Out here, a policeman directs traffic, carrying a whistle（口哨）, not an  AK-47.

Three decades of war coupled with the strict rule of the Taliban destroyed almost all recreational（娱乐）facilities in Afghanistan. That is why people flock here, despite the dangers.