Landmine Victim
Kate Brooks
Women War Photographers
Khost, Afghanistan
2002
Afghanistan is one of the most heavily mined countries in the world. A landmine victim sits under a tree playing a flute near a shrine erected in memory of al -Qaeda and Taliban who were killed in US air strikes.
Kate Brooks
Women War Photographers
Nangarhar, Afghanistan
2001
150 Pakistani jihadis are held in detention after being apprehended for entering Afghanistan with the intentions of killing American troops. They were later released on an amnesty.
Kate Brooks
Women War Photographers
Kabul, Afghanistan
2002
While millions of children returned to school following the collapse of the Taliban regime, ten of thousands of child laborers continue to work.
Kate Brooks
Women War Photographers
Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan
2005
A young girl and her sibling wait to be examined at a rural medical clinic. After years of war Afghanistan has one of the highest infant mortality rates in the world, Unicef estimates up to 600 children under the age of five die every day primarily due to preventable diseases.
Paula Bronstein
Women War Photographers
Kabul, Afghanistan
2005
Afghans walk by a wall full of election posters for the upcoming parliamentary elections.
Paula Bronstein
Women War Photographers
Bamiyan, Afghanistan
2002
Mharam, age 7, holds her pet chicken in front of her cave, About 60 families have re-established their homes in the caves adjacent to the destroyed ancient Buddha statues.
Paula Bronstein
Women War Photographers
Shurabak, Afghanistan
2005
Poppy farmer Abdul Rassod walks through his field. Afghanistan is the world's largest producer of opium and heroin; it produces 90 percent of the world's opium that is refined into heroin for sale in many parts of the world.
Paula Bronstein
Women War Photographers
Kabul, Afghanistan
2002
Afghan women in burqas walk in front of the Darulaman Palace, built by King Amanullah it once was the masterpiece of Kabul.
Lana Slezic
Forsaken
Afghanistan
April 2004
A prostitute stands behind a curtain in the house where she works in Kabul. Prostitution is illegal and has grave consequences for those who are discovered.
Lana Slezic
Forsaken
Kabul, Afghanistan
February 2004
Destroyed buildings often substitute for playgrounds in Kabul. An abandoned Soviet housing project built before the Taliban regime is now home to 105 refugee families who returned from Pakistan three years ago. The men are virtually unemployed and most struggle day to day to feed their families.
Lana Slezic
Forsaken
Kabul, Afghanistan
August 2004
Woman Prays: In Kabul women are allowed to pray at certain mosques once a week.
Lana Slezic
Forsaken
Pul-e-Alam, Afghanistan
March 2005
A young girl turns hand made bricks to dry in the sun near Pul-e-Alam. The bricks are still soft and only light weight children are suitable for the job.
Lana Slezic
Forsaken
Kabul, Afghanistan
April 2005
Malalai, a mother to six children, was the first policewoman in Kandahar. Her father and grandfather were policemen before her. Unlike other women in the region, Malalai works alongside men, apprehending criminals and restoring justice in one of the most dangerous cities in the nation. When working outside her home and office she is always armed beneath her Burka.
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Lana Slezic
Forsaken
Kabul, Afghanistan
August 2005
A prostitute in Kabul. Decades of war have left thousands of women widowed. Many have turned to prostitution as an only means to support their children. If discovered these women could be killed by their families to maintain honour for the family name.
Lana Slezic
Forsaken
Kabul, Afghanistan
August 2005
Some Mosques have kitchens where women go to cook a particular sweet when their prayers have been answered or problems resolved. They then distribute the sweet to everyone in the Mosque. While preparing the sweet they slap the walls to rid their hands of flour.
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