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Hazara Mosque Burned by Sunni Kuchis
This is a Shiite Hazara mosque in Behsud district that was burned by Sunni Pashtun-Kuchis. Every year around April and May, violent clashes erupts between local Hazaras and incoming Pashtun Kuchis in...
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The Hell of Opiate
In 2009, a U.S. Department of State report estimated that there are two million drug users in Afghanistan with at least 50-60,000 drug addicts in Kabul alone. A report that was published in November...
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Berry that brings hope
Maria has been selling berries to make money for her family. She was 10 years old, and hopeful to finish her school and eventually find a job to support her family. Today, I have been looking for...
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Afghanistan: A dangerous place for children to be born
Afghanistan has been through decades of conflict and it become of the most dangerous places in the world for children and their mothers to live. Here are some facts to know about Afghan children: One...
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Bakery in Kabul
This is a local bakery in Kabul suburb. In Farsi, the bakery is called “Nanwayee,” which means a place where bread is available.
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Amulets that Charm Afghans
One of the most magical objects that has been used across ages is amulet. Amulets are worn upon the person, animal or hung on objects to protect from evil. This tradition has also been popular in...
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Kabul’s Children Street Workers
Afghanistan has been through decades of conflicts and it became one of the most dangerous places in the world for children and their mothers to live. Here are some facts to know about Afghan children:...
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Hillside Snow Slide in Afghanistan
It is winter in Afghanistan and among cock fighting, dog fighting and numerous other animal fighting, young Afghans venture to slide their arse in the snow as part of their winter game. This kind of...
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The Century Old Instant Camera in Afghanistan
Afghanistan is one of the last places on earth where photographers used a simple type of instant camera called the Kamer-e Fawri for means of making a living. The hand-made wooden camera is both...
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Kabul and Modernity: An Ugly Contrast
Besides that this photo tells thousands words in its context, like how artless and ugly this glass building looks among muddy houses in the ruins of civil war, it also shows a rigid dichotomy between...
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Children of Crisis and Austerity
Afghanistan has been through decades of conflicts and it became one of the most dangerous places in the world for children and their mothers to live. Here are some facts to know about Afghan children:...
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Children of the Central Highlands of Afghanistan
Children were disproportionately affected by the intensifying conflict in Afghanistan. The number of child casualties verified by the United Nations has risen by 14 per cent since 2014 and reached the...
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The Hell of Opiate
In 2009, a U.S. Department of State report estimated that there are two million drug users in Afghanistan with at least 50-60,000 drug addicts in Kabul alone. A report that was published in November...
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Illiteracy and Poverty: The Struggle of Afghan Women
I took this photo in the spring 2008. I assume it was sometime in April, just a few weeks after the Kuchi attacks the Hazaras in Behsud district. I was assigned to document the devastation and the...
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Children of Central Afghanistan
This picture was taken in summer of 2009. I don’t understand why one of the children wearing earmuffs. It wasn’t cold as I remember.
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Happy International Women’s Day
Happy International Women’s Day to all women and especially to women in Afghanistan. This game “egg-and-spoon race” has become popular in Kabul. I am not sure where does it come from, but it was new...
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Afghan Female Taekwondo Fighter
Sport is a way for oppressed Afghan women to fight oppression. Noria is an 18 year old girl who returned to Afghanistan after spending half of her life as a refugee in Iran. For Noria nothing is...
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Kabul’s Children Street Workers
Afghanistan has been through decades of conflicts and it became one of the most dangerous places in the world for children and their mothers to live. Here are some facts to know about Afghan children:...
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A Hazara child in Ghur province
People in Afghanistan are facing starvation, children are the most vulnerable group to bear to the brunt. Many parents decided to sell their children to feed the rest of the family. Hazaras are are...
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Elementary school in Hazarajat
An elementary school in the district of Malistan in Ghazni province. The structure didn’t look like a school, it was a dilapidated building with a few tents outside that held several classes during...
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