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Afghanistan  
(50 images)

  • Mazar-E-Sharif, Afghanistan 2007
    Mazar-E-Sharif, Afghanistan 2007
  • In Bamiyan, Afghanistan a small select group of women train as police officers and practice their target shooting in the local hills. This is an unusual profession for women from this country where they are usually made to wear burkas and discouraged to work outside of the home.
    In Bamiyan, Afghanistan a small select group of women train as police...
  • Child with landmine injury at Red Cross Rehabilitation Center
    Child with landmine injury at Red Cross Rehabilitation Center
  • Kabul, Afghanistan 2007.
    Kabul, Afghanistan 2007.
  • Pilgrims at the Blue Mosque.
    Pilgrims at the Blue Mosque.
  • Woman in burka in photo studio, 2007
    Woman in burka in photo studio, 2007
  • Girl with red bow in her hair.
    Girl with red bow in her hair.
  • Men in teashop.
    Men in teashop.
  • Muslim man in afternoon prayers.
    Muslim man in afternoon prayers.
  • Injured boy at Red Cross Rehabilitation Center.
    Injured boy at Red Cross Rehabilitation Center.
  • Bamiyan, Afghanistan 2007. Students at Markaz Girls High school, 2007
    Bamiyan, Afghanistan 2007. Students at Markaz Girls High school, 2007

  • Women embroidering at the Education Center for Women Widows.
    Women embroidering at the Education Center for Women Widows.
  • Women in burkas shopping for material in the market.
    Women in burkas shopping for material in the market.
  • Pilgrims at the Blue Mosque.
    Pilgrims at the Blue Mosque.
  • Hennaed hands and arms of women in Bagh-E-Zanana Park-Women's Park.
    Hennaed hands and arms of women in Bagh-E-Zanana Park-Women's Park.
  • Afghanistan, Kabul. Shakiva, women in burka in her bedroom, holding photo of slain husband. <br /> Bamiyan, Afghanistan 2007 (R)<br /> Women who had once been doctors, lawyers and professionals in this country are now beaten by their husbands for a violation as menial as showing an inch of skin on their wrists. I was impressed with the resiliency of Afghan women who were so determined to take reclaim their lives. Many secretly meet in backroom classes learning to read so they know if they’re buying a box of milk or cement from the local store, or how to handle money so they can count change from a taxi ride. Rarely will you ever see a woman driving a car. Others learn vocational skills such as weaving, sewing and computer work. In Kabul, I attended a judo class for young girls. In Bamiyan, where there is even a female governor, I met a small contingency of women police officers, as they practiced shooting their AK-47s and hand guns at the rifle range. Education, women have come to realize, is a major step of empowerment that no one can take away from them.
    Afghanistan, Kabul. Shakiva, women in burka in her bedroom, holding...
  • Woman in burka and girl in western clothes at Bagh-e-Zanana, Women's Park.
    Woman in burka and girl in western clothes at Bagh-e-Zanana, Women's Park.
  • Woman with photo of her dead husband, Bamiyan, Afghanistan 2007
    Woman with photo of her dead husband, Bamiyan, Afghanistan 2007
  • Women in burkas shopping.
    Women in burkas shopping.
  • Boys playing in front of mosque.
    Boys playing in front of mosque.

  • Pilgrims at the Blue Mosque.
    Pilgrims at the Blue Mosque.
  • Women shopping for burkas.
    Women shopping for burkas.
  • Woman in burka in photo studio
    Woman in burka in photo studio

  • People getting prosthetics fitted at Red Cross Rehabilitation Center
    People getting prosthetics fitted at Red Cross Rehabilitation Center
  • Girl in Bamiyan, Afghanistan 2007
    Girl in Bamiyan, Afghanistan 2007
  • Man in front of mosque.
    Man in front of mosque.
  • Mazar-e Sharif, Afghanistan 2007
    Mazar-e Sharif, Afghanistan 2007
  • Afghan Institute of Learning, children in nursery school
    Afghan Institute of Learning, children in nursery school
  • Boy in school, Kabul, 2007
    Boy in school, Kabul, 2007
  • Young girl in head scarf.
    Young girl in head scarf.
  • Kabul, Afghanistan 2007
    Kabul, Afghanistan 2007
  • Pilgrims at the Blue Mosque.
    Pilgrims at the Blue Mosque.
  • Kabul, Afghanistan 2007
    Kabul, Afghanistan 2007
  • Mazar-e-Sharif, Afghanistan 2007. Man in Mazar-E-Sharif, 2007
    Mazar-e-Sharif, Afghanistan 2007. Man in Mazar-E-Sharif, 2007
  • Mazar-e Sharif, Afghanistan 2007. Pilgrims at the Blue Mosque.
    Mazar-e Sharif, Afghanistan 2007. Pilgrims at the Blue Mosque.
  • Bamiyan, Afghanistan 2007
    Bamiyan, Afghanistan 2007
  • Women at Hairdressing School
    Women at Hairdressing School
  • Young girl getting fitted with leg braces at teh Red Cross Rehabiliation Center
    Young girl getting fitted with leg braces at teh Red Cross Rehabiliation...
  • Boy in wheelbarrow.
    Boy in wheelbarrow.
  • Policewomen practicing their guns on the shooting range.
    Policewomen practicing their guns on the shooting range.
  • Breadmakers.
    Breadmakers.
  • Girl student at Shaidan school.
    Girl student at Shaidan school.
  • Policewomen practicing their guns on the shooting range.
    Policewomen practicing their guns on the shooting range.

  • Hazara woman embroidering in front of the cave where she lives.
    Hazara woman embroidering in front of the cave where she lives.
  • Man praying at Zeyarat-e-Sakhi tomb.
    Man praying at Zeyarat-e-Sakhi tomb.
  • Policewomen practicing shootings at shooting range.
    Policewomen practicing shootings at shooting range.
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