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In this Dec. 21, 2016 photo, an Afghan first aid nurse with Bridge Hope Health Organization (BHHO) left, dresses wounds of a drug addict in Kabul, Afghanistan. A small group of former addicts is trying to help drug users in Afghanistan, a country with one of the highest rates of addiction in the world. Thousands can be found in the streets of the capital, Kabul, sleeping under bridges, as the government struggles to provide services and rein in cultivation of poppies that produce opium and heroin. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul)

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In this Dec. 21, 2016 photo, an Afghan first aid nurse with Bridge Hope Health Organization (BHHO) left, helps dress wounds of drug addicts in Kabul, Afghanistan. A small group of former addicts is trying to help drug users in Afghanistan, a country with one of the highest rates of addiction in the world. Thousands can be found in the streets of the capital, Kabul, sleeping under bridges, as the government struggles to provide services and rein in cultivation of poppies that produce opium and heroin. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul)

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In this Dec. 21, 2016, photo, An Afghan drug addict waits to receive first aid for his wounds from Bridge Hope Health Organization (BHHO) during a campaign to help drug users get care and counseling, in Kabul, Afghanistan. A small group of former addicts is trying to help drug users in Afghanistan, a country with one of the highest rates of addiction in the world. Thousands can be found in the streets of the capital, Kabul, sleeping under bridges, as the government struggles to provide services and rein in cultivation of poppies that produce opium and heroin. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul)

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Security personnel stand guard at the site of a suicide attack on the Supreme Court in Kabul, Afghanistan, Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2017. A suicide bomber on Tuesday targeted the Supreme Court building in the Afghan capital, Kabul, killing over a dozen people, officials said. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul)

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Bystanders watch the aftermath of a suicide attack on the Supreme Court in Kabul, Afghanistan, Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2017. A suicide bomber on Tuesday targeted the Supreme Court building in the Afghan capital, Kabul, killing more than a dozen people, officials said. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul)

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A Shaolin Wushu martial arts student practices on a hilltop in Kabul, Afghanistan, Tuesday, Jan. 25, 2017, preparing for the day that Afghanistan can send its women’s team to the Shaolin world championship in China.(AP Photos/Massoud Hossaini)

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Shaolin martial arts students practice on a hilltop in Kabul, Afghanistan, Tuesday, Jan. 25, 2017. Teacher Sima Azimi, 20, not pictured, who is originally from Jaghuri in central Afghanistan, trains nine students in the martial arts to prepare for Olympic competitions, but also to protect themselves on the streets of Kabul, where women are routinely harassed. (AP Photos/Massoud Hossaini)

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Shaolin martial arts students practice at their club in Kabul, Afghanistan, Tuesday, Jan. 25, 2017. When they aren’t training on the snow covered hills that surround Kabul, Azimi, teacher wearing black, trains her students in a grungy, dark club financed by a young cinema actor. (AP Photos/Massoud Hossaini)

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In this reflection Shaolin martial arts students train at their club in Kabul, Afghanistan, Tuesday, Jan. 25, 2017. When they aren’t training on the snow covered hills that surround Kabul, the students train in a grungy, dark club financed by a young cinema actor. (AP Photos/Massoud Hossaini)

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A Shaolin martial arts student prepares to practice at her club in Kabul, Afghanistan, Tuesday, Jan. 25, 2017. At first the women could not find Shaolin uniforms, but, undeterred, they designed and ordered uniforms made by a Kabul tailor. (AP Photos/Massoud Hossaini)

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Shaolin martial arts students follow their trainer, Sima Azimi, 20, in black, during a training session on a hilltop in Kabul, Afghanistan, Tuesday, Jan. 25, 2017. Sima Azimi, 20, who is originally from Jaghuri in central Afghanistan, trains nine students in the martial arts to prepare for Olympic competitions, but also to protect themselves on the streets of Kabul, where women are routinely harassed. (AP Photos/Massoud Hossaini)

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Shaolin martial arts students practice at their club in Kabul, Afghanistan, Tuesday, Jan. 25, 2017. When they aren’t training on the snow covered hills that surround Kabul, the students train in the grungy, dark club financed by a young cinema actor. (AP Photos/Massoud Hossaini)

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Afghans stand near the coffin of a relative who died in one of Tuesday's two bombings in Kabul, Afghanistan, Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2017. The Taliban claimed attacks earlier on Tuesday in Kabul that killed at least 38 people and wounded dozens. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul)

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Villagers pray in front of the grave of a victim of Tuesday's two bombings in Kabul, Afghanistan, Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2017. The Taliban claimed attacks earlier on Tuesday in Kabul that killed at least 38 people and wounded dozens. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul) ** FILE **

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Afghan security personnel watch as flames and smoke rise after opium and narcotics are burned in a ceremony in Kabul, Afghanistan, Tuesday, Dec. 20, 2016. Afghan officials burned down a total of 98 tons of opium, heroin, hashish and alcoholic drinks at the outskirts of Kabul, the capital. (AP Photos/Massoud Hossaini)

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An Afghan security forces member stands guard at the Spanish Embassy after an attack in Kabul on Dec. 12. Explosions and gunfire rocked a diplomatic area of central Kabul overnight as security forces tried to flush out Taliban attackers who claimed responsibility for a deadly car bomb Friday. (Associated Press)

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British soldiers carry the body of a victim of an attack that happened near the Spanish embassy, in Kabul, Afghanistan, Saturday, Dec. 12, 2015. Explosions and gunfire rocked a diplomatic area of central Kabul overnight as security forces tried to flush out Taliban attackers who claimed responsibility for a deadly car bomb Friday. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul)

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Afghan and foreign soldiers inspect the site of an attack that targeted several armored vehicles belonging to forces attached to the NATO Resolute Support Mission, in downtown of Kabul, Afghanistan, Sunday, Oct. 11, 2015. Gen. Abdul Rahman Rahimi, the Kabul city police chief, said that three Afghan civilians were wounded in the attack that damaged one of the vehicles, but there were no fatalities. (AP Photo/Massoud Hossaini) ** FILE **

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