13 Jul 2011 | 1 comment » Herat, people
I met this young man in downtown Herat, the oldest part of the city where the Citadel of Herat or Qal’a-ye Ikhtiyar al-Din is located. I took his photo from a distance that I could zoom in on his face to capture the bitter smile on his face. I can’t forget his strong hand shook my hand while seeing cracks on his back hand and fingers because of tough winter weather. I invited him to a cup of tea, he shared with me his stories from the prison in Iran and showed me the scars and cuts left by beating by prison guards.
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22 Jun 2011 | no comments » Children
Afghanistan is the worst country for a child to be born in, according to the United Nations High Commissioner on Refugees. Three decades of ongoing conflict have left tens of thousands of children orphaned on the street. The challenges are daunting, especially for children and women. Even though political and economic uncertainty and personal and community insecurity still exist in much of Afghanistan. 1 in 4 children die before reaching their 5th birthday. Only 50% of all Afghan children between the ages of 7 and 13 attend school.
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24 May 2011 | no comments » women
Tahira’s home was bombed in the early morning while she was preparing for prayers. After the explosion she got up and ran to where her husband and 15 old son were sleeping and found the room no longer existed. She and one of her surviving sons worked to bring their bodies from the rubble, but were unable until they received help from people in their neighborhood.
I pictured her in 2008 while I was working for Jason P. Howe a British photojournalist in Kabul. Portion of this information courtesy of Our Bombs website that funded the project. You can got to their website and see some more picture. I might upload some photos related to the same subject but of course dissimilar to what you see on Our Bombs’ website. Portion of information will match up the Our Bobms’ and I am confidently use their caption because I have talked to Jason and he agreed.
22 May 2011 | no comments » Children
Afghanistan is the worst country for a child to be born in, according to the United Nations High Commissioner on Refugees. Three decades of ongoing conflict have left tens of thousands of children orphaned on the street. The challenges are daunting, especially for children and women. Even though political and economic uncertainty and personal and community insecurity still exist in much of Afghanistan. 1 in 4 children die before reaching their 5th birthday. Only 50% of all Afghan children between the ages of 7 and 13 attend school.
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22 Jan 2011 | no comments » women
Sorya is a high school student, in her spare time, she helps her siblings collecting grapes on farm. Education under the Taliban went from bad to worse. Under the Taliban rule she wasn’t able to go school neither could work in the field. During the Taliban’s rule, only about 3 per cent of girls received some form of primary education. The prohibition of female education, coupled with the cultural mandate that women receive their health care from female health care providers, resulted in a vulnerable population receiving care from poorly-educated providers.
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