Afghan skaters

An Afghan boy holds a skateboard as he tries to ride it in Kabul June 21, 2009. It was an unlikely scene in the Afghan capital on Sunday as boys and girls, armed only with skateboards, took to the streets, weaving in and out of the city's chaotic traffic to celebrate world "Go Skateboarding Day". REUTERS/Ahmad Masood

An Afghan girl practices riding on a skateboard in Kabul June 21, 2009. REUTERS/Ahmad Masood

An Afghan watches a skateboarding event as he leans on a banner of the only skateboarding school in Kabul June 21, 2009. REUTERS/Ahmad Masood

Afghan youths use inline skates on the streets of Kabul June 21, 2009. REUTERS/Ahmad Masood

An Afghan rides a skateboard on the streets of Kabul June 21, 2009. REUTERS/Ahmad Masood

An Afghan boy rides a skateboard in Kabul June 21, 2009. REUTERS/Ahmad Masood

An Afghan boy falls as he tries to ride a skateboard in Kabul June 21, 2009. REUTERS/Ahmad Masood

Afghan youths with Skateistan, the country's first skateboarding school, sit as they wait for the start of a skateboarding event in Kabul June 21, 2009. REUTERS/Ahmad Masood

An Afghan girl holds a skateboard showing the name of Afghanistan's first skateboarding school, at a skateboarding event in Kabul June 21, 2009. REUTERS/Ahmad Masood

An Afghan boy runs with a team of youths who ride skateboards in Kabul June 21, 2009. REUTERS/Ahmad Masood

Afghan youths ride skateboards on the streets of Kabul June 21, 2009. REUTERS/Ahmad Masood

An Afghan boy rides a skateboard in Kabul June 21, 2009. REUTERS/Ahmad Masood

Afghan youths ride skateboards in Kabul June 21, 2009. REUTERS/Ahmad Masood

An Afghan boy sits next to skateboards as students of Skateistan, the country's first skateboarding school, practice in Kabul June 21, 2009. REUTERS/Ahmad Masood