Marrying in style in Afghanistan

Extravagant wedding parties and ceremonies are taking place in glitzy halls that have sprouted in Kabul with Vegas-style replicas of the Eiffel Tower and flashing neon. But the Afghan government sees such celebrations as a different kind of emblem — of waste and anti-Islamic values.

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Standing hand-in-hand with one of his brothers, Ahmad Azimi, the groom, makes his entrance to one of five wedding parties he will host this week in Kabul.

Andrea Bruce / For The Washington Post

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