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TO GO WITH AFP STORY BY USMAN SHARIFI : "Afghanistan unrest-travel" An Afghan man Abdul Wali (R) waits to upload songs on his mobile phone at a roadside shop in Kabul on January 3, 2012. Beards, eyeliner and jihadi ringtones -- these are the latest defensive weapons in the war in Afghanistan, as travellers take novel steps to keep themselves safe from the Taliban. Setting off on Afghanistan's roads can be a dangerous business, with the threat of roadside bombs and the presence of armed insurgents who often stop cars and buses. Those carrying dollar bills, documents written in English, or phones with the numbers of foreigners, can expect to be dragged out, interrogated, and even beaten or killed. AFP PHOTO/ SHAH Marai