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AFGHANISTAN. - AFGHANISTAN. Kushimond district, West Paktika. May, 2009. Arrest by US soldiers of Sadar Mailehle with his son Muhammad Anwar. Sadar is the brother of suspected bomb facilitator Naray Mailehle. - Larry Towell

AFGHANISTAN. Kushimond district, West Paktika. May, 2009. Arrest by US soldiers of Sadar Mailehle with his son Muhammad Anwar. Sadar is the brother of suspected bomb facilitator Naray Mailehle.

AFGHANISTAN. - AFGHANISTAN. Qaber Nadir Khan, Kabul. May, 2009. On a hilltop cemetery men and boys gather to fly kites on Saturday. Kite flying was forbidden during Taliban rule. - Larry Towell

AFGHANISTAN. Qaber Nadir Khan, Kabul. May, 2009. On a hilltop cemetery men and boys gather to fly kites on Saturday. Kite flying was forbidden during Taliban rule.

AFGHANISTAN. - AFGHANISTAN. Qargha Refugee Camp, West Kabul. May, 2009. Pashtun refugees that had fled the British military campaigns on their villages. The Pashtuns are the tribe from which the Taliban emerged. Tens of thousands of Pashtun have fled the fighting, particularly in Kandahar and Helmand for impromptu - Larry Towell

AFGHANISTAN. Qargha Refugee Camp, West Kabul. May, 2009. Pashtun refugees that had fled the British military campaigns on their villages. The Pashtuns are the tribe from which the Taliban emerged. Tens of thousands of Pashtun have fled the fighting, particularly in Kandahar and Helmand for impromptu

AFGHANISTAN. - AFGHANISTAN. Qargha Refugee Camp, West Kabul. May, 2009. Pashtun refugees that had fled the British military campaigns on their villages. The Pashtuns are the tribe from which the Taliban emerged. Tens of thousands of Pashtun have fled the fighting, particularly in Kandahar and Helmand for impromptu - Larry Towell

AFGHANISTAN. Qargha Refugee Camp, West Kabul. May, 2009. Pashtun refugees that had fled the British military campaigns on their villages. The Pashtuns are the tribe from which the Taliban emerged. Tens of thousands of Pashtun have fled the fighting, particularly in Kandahar and Helmand for impromptu

AFGHANISTAN. - AFGHANISTAN. Baghe Qazi. May, 2009. Stripped and abandoned Russian military tanks and vehicles at a destroyed former Soviet base near Kabul. - Larry Towell

AFGHANISTAN. Baghe Qazi. May, 2009. Stripped and abandoned Russian military tanks and vehicles at a destroyed former Soviet base near Kabul.

AFGHANISTAN. - AFGHANISTAN. Jabul Saraj. May, 2009. Russian troops occupied Afghanistan in 1979 and withdrew a decade later, driven out by the Mujahadeen. Today, thousands of dismembered Russian tanks and military vehicles litter the cities and countryside. Current Afghan military base. - Larry Towell

AFGHANISTAN. Jabul Saraj. May, 2009. Russian troops occupied Afghanistan in 1979 and withdrew a decade later, driven out by the Mujahadeen. Today, thousands of dismembered Russian tanks and military vehicles litter the cities and countryside. Current Afghan military base.

AFGHANISTAN. - AFGHANISTAN. Kabul. 2009. Child and bus by ruins. Frontline between various Mujahadeen factions in previous war currently used as outdoor opium den by heroin addicts. - Larry Towell

AFGHANISTAN. Kabul. 2009. Child and bus by ruins. Frontline between various Mujahadeen factions in previous war currently used as outdoor opium den by heroin addicts.

AFGHANISTAN. - AFGHANISTAN. Qaber Nadir Khan, Kabul. May, 2009. On a hilltop cemetery men and boys gather to fly kites and ride horses on Saturday. Kite flying was forbidden during Taliban rule. - Larry Towell

AFGHANISTAN. Qaber Nadir Khan, Kabul. May, 2009. On a hilltop cemetery men and boys gather to fly kites and ride horses on Saturday. Kite flying was forbidden during Taliban rule.

AFGHANISTAN. - AFGHANISTAN. Kabul. May, 2009. A child working with her father at a repair shop near ruins of frontline between various Mujahadeen factions in previous war. - Larry Towell

AFGHANISTAN. Kabul. May, 2009. A child working with her father at a repair shop near ruins of frontline between various Mujahadeen factions in previous war.

AFGHANISTAN. - AFGHANISTAN. Baghe Qazi. May, 2009. A flock of sheep amid ruined Russian military tanks and vehicles at a destroyed former Soviet base near Kabul. - Larry Towell

AFGHANISTAN. Baghe Qazi. May, 2009. A flock of sheep amid ruined Russian military tanks and vehicles at a destroyed former Soviet base near Kabul.

AFGHANISTAN. - AFGHANISTAN. Kabul. 2009. Ruins. Frontline between various Mujahadeen factions in previous war currently used as outdoor opium den by heroin addicts. - Larry Towell

AFGHANISTAN. Kabul. 2009. Ruins. Frontline between various Mujahadeen factions in previous war currently used as outdoor opium den by heroin addicts.

AFGHANISTAN. - AFGHANISTAN. Kabul. May, 2009. Russian troops occupied Afghanistan in 1979 and withdrew a decade later, driven out by the Mujahadeen. Today, thousands of dismembered Russian tanks and military vehicles litter the cities and countryside. On a hill above Kabul, a swimming pool used by the Russians sta - Larry Towell

AFGHANISTAN. Kabul. May, 2009. Russian troops occupied Afghanistan in 1979 and withdrew a decade later, driven out by the Mujahadeen. Today, thousands of dismembered Russian tanks and military vehicles litter the cities and countryside. On a hill above Kabul, a swimming pool used by the Russians sta

AFGHANISTAN. - AFGHANISTAN. Jabul Saraj. May, 2009. Russian troops occupied Afghanistan in 1979 and withdrew a decade later, driven out by the Mujahadeen. Today, thousands of dismembered Russian tanks and military vehicles litter the cities and countryside. - Larry Towell

AFGHANISTAN. Jabul Saraj. May, 2009. Russian troops occupied Afghanistan in 1979 and withdrew a decade later, driven out by the Mujahadeen. Today, thousands of dismembered Russian tanks and military vehicles litter the cities and countryside.

AFGHANISTAN. - AFGHANISTAN. Baghe Qazi. May, 2009. A destroyed former Soviet base near Kabul. - Larry Towell

AFGHANISTAN. Baghe Qazi. May, 2009. A destroyed former Soviet base near Kabul.

AFGHANISTAN. - AFGHANISTAN. Jabul Saraj. May, 2009. Russian troops occupied Afghanistan in 1979 and withdrew a decade later, driven out by the Mujahadeen. Today, thousands of dismembered Russian tanks and military vehicles litter the cities and countryside. - Larry Towell

AFGHANISTAN. Jabul Saraj. May, 2009. Russian troops occupied Afghanistan in 1979 and withdrew a decade later, driven out by the Mujahadeen. Today, thousands of dismembered Russian tanks and military vehicles litter the cities and countryside.

AFGHANISTAN. - AFGHANISTAN. Jabul Saraj. May, 2009. Russian troops occupied Afghanistan in 1979 and withdrew a decade later, driven out by the Mujahadeen. Today, thousands of dismembered Russian tanks and military vehicles litter the cities and countryside. - Larry Towell

AFGHANISTAN. Jabul Saraj. May, 2009. Russian troops occupied Afghanistan in 1979 and withdrew a decade later, driven out by the Mujahadeen. Today, thousands of dismembered Russian tanks and military vehicles litter the cities and countryside.

AFGHANISTAN. - AFGHANISTAN. Jabul Saraj. May, 2009. Russian troops occupied Afghanistan in 1979 and withdrew a decade later, driven out by the Mujahadeen. Today, thousands of dismembered Russian tanks and military vehicles litter the cities and countryside. - Larry Towell

AFGHANISTAN. Jabul Saraj. May, 2009. Russian troops occupied Afghanistan in 1979 and withdrew a decade later, driven out by the Mujahadeen. Today, thousands of dismembered Russian tanks and military vehicles litter the cities and countryside.

AFGHANISTAN. - AFGHANISTAN. Jabul Saraj. May, 2009. Russian troops occupied Afghanistan in 1979 and withdrew a decade later, driven out by the Mujahadeen. Today, thousands of dismembered Russian tanks and military vehicles litter the cities and countryside.
Current Afghan military base. - Larry Towell

AFGHANISTAN. Jabul Saraj. May, 2009. Russian troops occupied Afghanistan in 1979 and withdrew a decade later, driven out by the Mujahadeen. Today, thousands of dismembered Russian tanks and military vehicles litter the cities and countryside.
Current Afghan military base.

AFGHANISTAN. - AFGHANISTAN. Above Kabul. May, 2009. Russian troops occupied Afghanistan in 1979 and withdrew a decade later, driven out by the Mujahadeen. Today, thousands of dismembered Russian tanks and military vehicles litter the cities and countryside. - Larry Towell

AFGHANISTAN. Above Kabul. May, 2009. Russian troops occupied Afghanistan in 1979 and withdrew a decade later, driven out by the Mujahadeen. Today, thousands of dismembered Russian tanks and military vehicles litter the cities and countryside.

AFGHANISTAN. - AFGHANISTAN. Jabul Saraj. May, 2009. Russian troops occupied Afghanistan in 1979 and withdrew a decade later, driven out by the Mujahadeen. Today, thousands of dismembered Russian tanks and military vehicles litter the cities and countryside.
Current Afghan military base. - Larry Towell

AFGHANISTAN. Jabul Saraj. May, 2009. Russian troops occupied Afghanistan in 1979 and withdrew a decade later, driven out by the Mujahadeen. Today, thousands of dismembered Russian tanks and military vehicles litter the cities and countryside.
Current Afghan military base.

AFGHANISTAN. - AFGHANISTAN. Shomoli Plain. May, 2009. Shepherd children and their flock stand atop ruins. Village region north of Kabul destroyed in the line of fire between Russian troops and the Mujahadeen, then the Northern Alliance and the Taliban. Afghanistan has known only invasion and civil for the past 30 - Larry Towell

AFGHANISTAN. Shomoli Plain. May, 2009. Shepherd children and their flock stand atop ruins. Village region north of Kabul destroyed in the line of fire between Russian troops and the Mujahadeen, then the Northern Alliance and the Taliban. Afghanistan has known only invasion and civil for the past 30

AFGHANISTAN. - AFGHANISTAN. Baghe Qazi. May, 2009. A destroyed former Soviet base near Kabul. - Larry Towell

AFGHANISTAN. Baghe Qazi. May, 2009. A destroyed former Soviet base near Kabul.

AFGHANISTAN. - AFGHANISTAN. Shomoli Plain. May, 2009. Village landscape. Village region north of Kabul destroyed in the line of fire between Russian troops and the Mujahadeen, then the Northern Alliance and the Taliban. Afghanistan has known only invasion and civil for the past 30 years. - Larry Towell

AFGHANISTAN. Shomoli Plain. May, 2009. Village landscape. Village region north of Kabul destroyed in the line of fire between Russian troops and the Mujahadeen, then the Northern Alliance and the Taliban. Afghanistan has known only invasion and civil for the past 30 years.

AFGHANISTAN. - AFGHANISTAN. Shomoli Plain. May, 2009. Ruins. Village region north of Kabul destroyed in the line of fire between Russian troops and the Mujahadeen, then the Northern Alliance and the Taliban. Afghanistan has known only invasion and civil for the past 30 years. - Larry Towell

AFGHANISTAN. Shomoli Plain. May, 2009. Ruins. Village region north of Kabul destroyed in the line of fire between Russian troops and the Mujahadeen, then the Northern Alliance and the Taliban. Afghanistan has known only invasion and civil for the past 30 years.

AFGHANISTAN. - AFGHANISTAN. Kabul. May, 2009. Market. - Larry Towell

AFGHANISTAN. Kabul. May, 2009. Market.

AFGHANISTAN. - AFGHANISTAN. Baghe Qazi. May, 2009. An Afghani shepherd and his flock amid ruined Russian military vehicles at a destroyed former Soviet base near Kabul. - Larry Towell

AFGHANISTAN. Baghe Qazi. May, 2009. An Afghani shepherd and his flock amid ruined Russian military vehicles at a destroyed former Soviet base near Kabul.

AFGHANISTAN. - AFGHANISTAN. Baghe Qazi. May, 2009. An Afghani shepherd and his flock amid ruined Russian military vehicles at a destroyed former Soviet base near Kabul. - Larry Towell

AFGHANISTAN. Baghe Qazi. May, 2009. An Afghani shepherd and his flock amid ruined Russian military vehicles at a destroyed former Soviet base near Kabul.

AFGHANISTAN. - AFGHANISTAN. Qargha Refugee Camp, West Kabul. May, 2009. Pashtun refugees that had fled the British military campaigns on their villages. The Pashtuns are the tribe from which the Taliban emerged. Tens of thousands of Pashtun have fled the fighting, particularly in Kandahar and Helmand for impromptu - Larry Towell

AFGHANISTAN. Qargha Refugee Camp, West Kabul. May, 2009. Pashtun refugees that had fled the British military campaigns on their villages. The Pashtuns are the tribe from which the Taliban emerged. Tens of thousands of Pashtun have fled the fighting, particularly in Kandahar and Helmand for impromptu

AFGHANISTAN. - AFGHANISTAN. Kabul. May, 2009. A shepherd and his flock amid ruins. Much of Kabul was destroyed in the line of fire between various factions of the Mujahadeen before the Taliban was able to gain power. - Larry Towell

AFGHANISTAN. Kabul. May, 2009. A shepherd and his flock amid ruins. Much of Kabul was destroyed in the line of fire between various factions of the Mujahadeen before the Taliban was able to gain power.

AFGHANISTAN. - AFGHANISTAN. Kabul. May, 2009. Two million Afghanis died in the war against the Russians. Millions were maimed and wounded leaving the family wage earner incapacitated. Disabled mujahadeen fighters assemble for a political rally celebrating the anniversary of the Russian departure from Afghanistan. - Larry Towell

AFGHANISTAN. Kabul. May, 2009. Two million Afghanis died in the war against the Russians. Millions were maimed and wounded leaving the family wage earner incapacitated. Disabled mujahadeen fighters assemble for a political rally celebrating the anniversary of the Russian departure from Afghanistan.

AFGHANISTAN. - AFGHANISTAN. Qargha Refugee Camp, West Kabul. May, 2009. Pashtun refugees that had fled the British military campaigns on their villages. The Pashtuns are the tribe from which the Taliban emerged. Tens of thousands of Pashtun have fled the fighting, particularly in Kandahar and Helmand for impromptu - Larry Towell

AFGHANISTAN. Qargha Refugee Camp, West Kabul. May, 2009. Pashtun refugees that had fled the British military campaigns on their villages. The Pashtuns are the tribe from which the Taliban emerged. Tens of thousands of Pashtun have fled the fighting, particularly in Kandahar and Helmand for impromptu

AFGHANISTAN. - AFGHANISTAN. Shomoli Plain. May, 2009. Ruins. Village region north of Kabul destroyed in the line of fire between Russian troops and the Mujahadeen, then the Northern Alliance and the Taliban. Afghanistan has known only invasion and civil for the past 30 years. - Larry Towell

AFGHANISTAN. Shomoli Plain. May, 2009. Ruins. Village region north of Kabul destroyed in the line of fire between Russian troops and the Mujahadeen, then the Northern Alliance and the Taliban. Afghanistan has known only invasion and civil for the past 30 years.

AFGHANISTAN. - AFGHANISTAN. Kabul. May, 2009. New Afghan police recruits in training at the Kabul Military Training Center (KMTC). - Larry Towell

AFGHANISTAN. Kabul. May, 2009. New Afghan police recruits in training at the Kabul Military Training Center (KMTC).

AFGHANISTAN. - AFGHANISTAN. Kabul. May, 2009. British cemetery. The British Cemetery is a small walled graveyard established for the British fallen dead during some of its colonial wars. Today it contains graves as well as many memorials for the international soldiers killed in Afghanistan's many wars, including t - Larry Towell

AFGHANISTAN. Kabul. May, 2009. British cemetery. The British Cemetery is a small walled graveyard established for the British fallen dead during some of its colonial wars. Today it contains graves as well as many memorials for the international soldiers killed in Afghanistan's many wars, including t

AFGHANISTAN. - AFGHANISTAN. Kabul. May, 2009. Two million Afghanis died in the war against the Russians. Millions were maimed and wounded leaving the family wage earner incapacitated. Disabled mujahadeen fighters assemble for a political rally celebrating the anniversary of the Russian departure from Afghanistan. - Larry Towell

AFGHANISTAN. Kabul. May, 2009. Two million Afghanis died in the war against the Russians. Millions were maimed and wounded leaving the family wage earner incapacitated. Disabled mujahadeen fighters assemble for a political rally celebrating the anniversary of the Russian departure from Afghanistan.

AFGHANISTAN. - AFGHANISTAN. Kabul. May, 2009. Two million Afghanis died in the war against the Russians. Millions were maimed and wounded leaving the family wage earner incapacitated. Disabled mujahadeen fighters assemble for a political rally celebrating the anniversary of the Russian departure from Afghanistan. - Larry Towell

AFGHANISTAN. Kabul. May, 2009. Two million Afghanis died in the war against the Russians. Millions were maimed and wounded leaving the family wage earner incapacitated. Disabled mujahadeen fighters assemble for a political rally celebrating the anniversary of the Russian departure from Afghanistan.

AFGHANISTAN. - AFGHANISTAN. West Paktika. May, 2009. Military Barracks at US Forward Operating Base (FOB) Solerno. - Larry Towell

AFGHANISTAN. West Paktika. May, 2009. Military Barracks at US Forward Operating Base (FOB) Solerno.

AFGHANISTAN. - AFGHANISTAN. Kabul. May, 2009. Russian troops occupied Afghanistan in 1979 and withdrew a decade later, driven out by the Mujahadeen. Two million Afghanis died fighting the Soviets during the occupation. Today, the green flags of

AFGHANISTAN. Kabul. May, 2009. Russian troops occupied Afghanistan in 1979 and withdrew a decade later, driven out by the Mujahadeen. Two million Afghanis died fighting the Soviets during the occupation. Today, the green flags of "martyrs' graves" decorate the thousands of cemeteries scattered throu

AFGHANISTAN. - AFGHANISTAN. Kabul. May, 2009. Russian troops occupied Afghanistan in 1979 and withdrew a decade later, driven out by the Mujahadeen. Two million Afghanis died fighting the Soviets during the occupation. Today, the green flags of

AFGHANISTAN. Kabul. May, 2009. Russian troops occupied Afghanistan in 1979 and withdrew a decade later, driven out by the Mujahadeen. Two million Afghanis died fighting the Soviets during the occupation. Today, the green flags of "martyrs' graves" decorate the thousands of cemeteries scattered throu

AFGHANISTAN. - AFGHANISTAN. Kabul. May, 2009. Destroyed former palace. Much of Kabul was destroyed in the line of fire between various factions of the Mujahadeen before the Taliban came to power. - Larry Towell

AFGHANISTAN. Kabul. May, 2009. Destroyed former palace. Much of Kabul was destroyed in the line of fire between various factions of the Mujahadeen before the Taliban came to power.

AFGHANISTAN. - AFGHANISTAN. West Paktika. May, 2009. Perimeter of US Forward Operating Base (FOB) Solerno. - Larry Towell

AFGHANISTAN. West Paktika. May, 2009. Perimeter of US Forward Operating Base (FOB) Solerno.

AFGHANISTAN. - AFGHANISTAN. Kabul. May, 2009. Children learn to juggle at the Mobile Mini Circus For Children, a non-government organization that teaches juggling, acrobatics, health care and mine safety putting on workshops and performances in schools. Started with funding from the Danish government. - Larry Towell

AFGHANISTAN. Kabul. May, 2009. Children learn to juggle at the Mobile Mini Circus For Children, a non-government organization that teaches juggling, acrobatics, health care and mine safety putting on workshops and performances in schools. Started with funding from the Danish government.

AFGHANISTAN. - AFGHANISTAN. Shomoli Plain. May, 2009. Ruins. Village region north of Kabul destroyed in the line of fire between Russian troops and the Mujahadeen, then the Northern Alliance and the Taliban. Afghanistan has known only invasion and civil for the past 30 years. - Larry Towell

AFGHANISTAN. Shomoli Plain. May, 2009. Ruins. Village region north of Kabul destroyed in the line of fire between Russian troops and the Mujahadeen, then the Northern Alliance and the Taliban. Afghanistan has known only invasion and civil for the past 30 years.

AFGHANISTAN. - AFGHANISTAN. Shomoli Plain. May, 2009. Ruins. Village region north of Kabul destroyed in the line of fire between Russian troops and the Mujahadeen, then the Northern Alliance and the Taliban. Afghanistan has known only invasion and civil for the past 30 years. - Larry Towell

AFGHANISTAN. Shomoli Plain. May, 2009. Ruins. Village region north of Kabul destroyed in the line of fire between Russian troops and the Mujahadeen, then the Northern Alliance and the Taliban. Afghanistan has known only invasion and civil for the past 30 years.

AFGHANISTAN. - AFGHANISTAN. Shomoli Plain. May, 2009. Ruins. Village region north of Kabul destroyed in the line of fire between Russian troops and the Mujahadeen, then the Northern Alliance and the Taliban. Afghanistan has known only invasion and civil for the past 30 years. - Larry Towell

AFGHANISTAN. Shomoli Plain. May, 2009. Ruins. Village region north of Kabul destroyed in the line of fire between Russian troops and the Mujahadeen, then the Northern Alliance and the Taliban. Afghanistan has known only invasion and civil for the past 30 years.

AFGHANISTAN. - AFGHANISTAN. Shamoli Plain. May, 2009. Russian troops occupied Afghanistan in 1979 and withdrew a decade later, driven out by the Mujahadeen. Two million Afghanis died fighting the Soviets during the occupation. Today, the green flags of

AFGHANISTAN. Shamoli Plain. May, 2009. Russian troops occupied Afghanistan in 1979 and withdrew a decade later, driven out by the Mujahadeen. Two million Afghanis died fighting the Soviets during the occupation. Today, the green flags of "martyrs' graves" decorate the thousands of cemeteries scatter

AFGHANISTAN. - AFGHANISTAN. West Paktika. May, 2009. Barracks for approximately 200 US soldiers at Forward Operating Base (FOB) Kushamond. - Larry Towell

AFGHANISTAN. West Paktika. May, 2009. Barracks for approximately 200 US soldiers at Forward Operating Base (FOB) Kushamond.

AFGHANISTAN. - AFGHANISTAN. West Paktika. May, 2009. Target practice at US Military Forward Operating Base (FOB) Sharona, garrisoned by the 501 Infantry Batallion, 4th Brigade, 25th infantry division. - Larry Towell

AFGHANISTAN. West Paktika. May, 2009. Target practice at US Military Forward Operating Base (FOB) Sharona, garrisoned by the 501 Infantry Batallion, 4th Brigade, 25th infantry division.

AFGHANISTAN. - AFGHANISTAN. West Paktika. May, 2009. Dust Storm at Foreward Operating Base (FOB) Sharona, garrisoned by the US 501 Infantry Batallion, 4th Brigade, 25th infantry division. - Larry Towell

AFGHANISTAN. West Paktika. May, 2009. Dust Storm at Foreward Operating Base (FOB) Sharona, garrisoned by the US 501 Infantry Batallion, 4th Brigade, 25th infantry division.

AFGHANISTAN. - AFGHANISTAN. West Paktika. May, 2009. Coffee shop at Foreward Operating Base (FOB) Sharona, garrisoned by the US 501 Infantry Batallion, 4th Brigade, 25th infantry division. - Larry Towell

AFGHANISTAN. West Paktika. May, 2009. Coffee shop at Foreward Operating Base (FOB) Sharona, garrisoned by the US 501 Infantry Batallion, 4th Brigade, 25th infantry division.

AFGHANISTAN. - AFGHANISTAN. West Paktika. May, 2009. Barbells at Foreward Operating Base (FOB) Sharona, garrisoned by the US 501 Infantry Batallion, 4th Brigade, 25th infantry division. - Larry Towell

AFGHANISTAN. West Paktika. May, 2009. Barbells at Foreward Operating Base (FOB) Sharona, garrisoned by the US 501 Infantry Batallion, 4th Brigade, 25th infantry division.

AFGHANISTAN. - AFGHANISTAN. West Paktika. May, 2009. US Military Forward Operating Base (FOB) Sharona, garrisoned by the 501 Infantry Batallion, 4th Brigade, 25th infantry division. - Larry Towell

AFGHANISTAN. West Paktika. May, 2009. US Military Forward Operating Base (FOB) Sharona, garrisoned by the 501 Infantry Batallion, 4th Brigade, 25th infantry division.

AFGHANISTAN. - AFGHANISTAN. West Paktika. May, 2009. Artillery practice at Forward Operating Base (FOB) Kushamond. - Larry Towell

AFGHANISTAN. West Paktika. May, 2009. Artillery practice at Forward Operating Base (FOB) Kushamond.

AFGHANISTAN. - AFGHANISTAN. West Paktika. May, 2009. A plane approaching the landing strip over the shooting range at US Military Forward Operating Base (FOB) Sharona, garrisoned by the 501 Infantry Batallion, 4th Brigade, 25th infantry division. - Larry Towell

AFGHANISTAN. West Paktika. May, 2009. A plane approaching the landing strip over the shooting range at US Military Forward Operating Base (FOB) Sharona, garrisoned by the 501 Infantry Batallion, 4th Brigade, 25th infantry division.

AFGHANISTAN. - AFGHANISTAN. West Paktika. May, 2009. Target practice at US Military Forward Operating Base (FOB) Sharona, garrisoned by the 501 Infantry Batallion, 4th Brigade, 25th infantry division. - Larry Towell

AFGHANISTAN. West Paktika. May, 2009. Target practice at US Military Forward Operating Base (FOB) Sharona, garrisoned by the 501 Infantry Batallion, 4th Brigade, 25th infantry division.

AFGHANISTAN. - AFGHANISTAN. Kushamond, West Paktika. May, 2009. Afghan police compound. - Larry Towell

AFGHANISTAN. Kushamond, West Paktika. May, 2009. Afghan police compound.

AFGHANISTAN. - AFGHANISTAN. West Paktika. May, 2009. Foreward Operating Base (FOB) Sharona, garrisoned by the US 501 Infantry Batallion, 4th Brigade, 25th infantry division. - Larry Towell

AFGHANISTAN. West Paktika. May, 2009. Foreward Operating Base (FOB) Sharona, garrisoned by the US 501 Infantry Batallion, 4th Brigade, 25th infantry division.

AFGHANISTAN. - AFGHANISTAN. West Paktika. May, 2009. Military equipment and vehicle parts yard at US Military Forward Operating Base (FOB) Sharona, garrisoned by the 501 Infantry Batallion, 4th Brigade, 25th infantry division. - Larry Towell

AFGHANISTAN. West Paktika. May, 2009. Military equipment and vehicle parts yard at US Military Forward Operating Base (FOB) Sharona, garrisoned by the 501 Infantry Batallion, 4th Brigade, 25th infantry division.

AFGHANISTAN. - AFGHANISTAN. Kabul. May, 2009. Russian troops occupied Afghanistan in 1979 and withdrew a decade later, driven out by the Mujahadeen. Two million Afghanis died fighting the Soviets during the occupation. Today, the green flags of

AFGHANISTAN. Kabul. May, 2009. Russian troops occupied Afghanistan in 1979 and withdrew a decade later, driven out by the Mujahadeen. Two million Afghanis died fighting the Soviets during the occupation. Today, the green flags of "martyrs' graves" decorate the thousands of cemeteries scattered throu

AFGHANISTAN. - AFGHANISTAN. West Paktika. May, 2009. Lt. Mannion and Mine Resistant Armored Personnel Carriers (MRAP) in concrete barriers at US Military Forward Operating Base (FOB) Sharona, garrisoned by the 501 Infantry Batallion, 4th Brigade, 25th infantry division. - Larry Towell

AFGHANISTAN. West Paktika. May, 2009. Lt. Mannion and Mine Resistant Armored Personnel Carriers (MRAP) in concrete barriers at US Military Forward Operating Base (FOB) Sharona, garrisoned by the 501 Infantry Batallion, 4th Brigade, 25th infantry division.

AFGHANISTAN. - AFGHANISTAN. Deh Sabz, Kabul region. May, 2009. Nomad tents and camels. - Larry Towell

AFGHANISTAN. Deh Sabz, Kabul region. May, 2009. Nomad tents and camels.

AFGHANISTAN. - AFHANISTAN. Deh Sabz, Kabul region. May, 2009. Brickmaking. Afghanistan relies on traditional brick making methods using formed clay dried in the sun and then kiln fired stacked by horses and men. - Larry Towell

AFHANISTAN. Deh Sabz, Kabul region. May, 2009. Brickmaking. Afghanistan relies on traditional brick making methods using formed clay dried in the sun and then kiln fired stacked by horses and men.

AFGHANISTAN. - AFGHANISTAN. Kabul. May, 2009. New Afghan police recruits in training at the Kabul Military Training Center (KMTC). - Larry Towell

AFGHANISTAN. Kabul. May, 2009. New Afghan police recruits in training at the Kabul Military Training Center (KMTC).

AFGHANISTAN. - AFGHANISTAN. Kabul. May, 2009. Child landmine victim being fitted new prosthetic arm at an International Committee of the Red Cross treatment center. Most doctors and workshop employees are landmine victims. This year the International Committee of the Red Cross(ICRC) celebrates its 150 anniversary - Larry Towell

AFGHANISTAN. Kabul. May, 2009. Child landmine victim being fitted new prosthetic arm at an International Committee of the Red Cross treatment center. Most doctors and workshop employees are landmine victims. This year the International Committee of the Red Cross(ICRC) celebrates its 150 anniversary

AFGHANISTAN. - AFGHANISTAN. Kabul. May, 2009. Child landmine victim being fitted new prosthetic arm at an International Committee of the Red Cross treatment center. Most doctors and workshop employees are landmine victims. This year the International Committee of the Red Cross(ICRC) celebrates its 150 anniversary - Larry Towell

AFGHANISTAN. Kabul. May, 2009. Child landmine victim being fitted new prosthetic arm at an International Committee of the Red Cross treatment center. Most doctors and workshop employees are landmine victims. This year the International Committee of the Red Cross(ICRC) celebrates its 150 anniversary

AFGHANISTAN. - AFGHANISTAN. Qaber Nadir Khan, Kabul. May, 2009. Father and child in a windstorm on a hilltop cemetery where men and boys gather to fly kites on Saturday. Kite flying was forbidden during Taliban rule. - Larry Towell

AFGHANISTAN. Qaber Nadir Khan, Kabul. May, 2009. Father and child in a windstorm on a hilltop cemetery where men and boys gather to fly kites on Saturday. Kite flying was forbidden during Taliban rule.

AFGHANISTAN. - AFGHANISTAN. Shomali Plain. May, 2009. A hunter with his hawk. - Larry Towell

AFGHANISTAN. Shomali Plain. May, 2009. A hunter with his hawk.

AFGHANISTAN. - AFGHANISTAN. Gulbahar. May, 2009. Two children and a woman patient await treatment at the ICRC treatment center. Most doctors and workshop employees are landmine victims. This year the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) celebrates its 150 anniversary.
International Committee of the Red - Larry Towell

AFGHANISTAN. Gulbahar. May, 2009. Two children and a woman patient await treatment at the ICRC treatment center. Most doctors and workshop employees are landmine victims. This year the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) celebrates its 150 anniversary.
International Committee of the Red

AFGHANISTAN. - AFGHANISTAN. Kushimond district, West Paktika. May, 2009. Arrest by US soldiers of Muhammad Anwar, nephew of suspected bomb facilitator Naray Mailehle. - Larry Towell

AFGHANISTAN. Kushimond district, West Paktika. May, 2009. Arrest by US soldiers of Muhammad Anwar, nephew of suspected bomb facilitator Naray Mailehle.

AFGHANISTAN. - AFGHANISTAN. West Paktika. May, 2009. Artillery practice at Forward Operating Base (FOB) Kushamond. - Larry Towell

AFGHANISTAN. West Paktika. May, 2009. Artillery practice at Forward Operating Base (FOB) Kushamond.

AFGHANISTAN. - AFGHANISTAN. Kabul. May, 2009. New Afghan police recruits in riot control training at the Kabul Military Training Center (KMTC). - Larry Towell

AFGHANISTAN. Kabul. May, 2009. New Afghan police recruits in riot control training at the Kabul Military Training Center (KMTC).

AFGHANISTAN. - AFGHANISTAN. May, 2009. Bathroom graffiti at Bagram Air Base:

AFGHANISTAN. May, 2009. Bathroom graffiti at Bagram Air Base: "Obama is an idiot."

AFGHANISTAN. - AFGHANISTAN. West Paktika. May, 2009. Mechanic working on a military ambulance at Forward Operating Base (FOB) Kushamond. - Larry Towell

AFGHANISTAN. West Paktika. May, 2009. Mechanic working on a military ambulance at Forward Operating Base (FOB) Kushamond.

AFGHANISTAN. - AFGHANISTAN. Baghe Qazi. May, 2009. Door from Soviet military jeep at destroyed former Russian base near Kabul. - Larry Towell

AFGHANISTAN. Baghe Qazi. May, 2009. Door from Soviet military jeep at destroyed former Russian base near Kabul.

AFGHANISTAN. - AFGHANISTAN. Qargha Refugee Camp, West Kabul. May, 2009. A Pashtun refugee child emerges from her tent. Her family had fled the British military campaigns on their villages. The Pashtuns are the tribe from which the Taliban emerged. Tens of thousands of Pashtun have fled the fighting, particularly i - Larry Towell

AFGHANISTAN. Qargha Refugee Camp, West Kabul. May, 2009. A Pashtun refugee child emerges from her tent. Her family had fled the British military campaigns on their villages. The Pashtuns are the tribe from which the Taliban emerged. Tens of thousands of Pashtun have fled the fighting, particularly i

AFGHANISTAN. - AFGHANISTAN. Qargha Refugee Camp, West Kabul. May, 2009. A Pashtun refugee from Helmand province shows a photograph of one of his

AFGHANISTAN. Qargha Refugee Camp, West Kabul. May, 2009. A Pashtun refugee from Helmand province shows a photograph of one of his "martyred" children killed in a British bombing raid on his village. The Pashtuns are the tribe from which the Taliban emerged. Tens of thousands of Pashtuns have fled th

AFGHANISTAN. - AFGHANISTAN. Kabul. May, 2009. Heroin addicts injecting heroin at the former Russian Compound, a derelict and abandoned set of partially destroyed buildings once used as a Russian cultural center. The Russian compound is also part of the former frontline between various Mujahadeen factions in a prev - Larry Towell

AFGHANISTAN. Kabul. May, 2009. Heroin addicts injecting heroin at the former Russian Compound, a derelict and abandoned set of partially destroyed buildings once used as a Russian cultural center. The Russian compound is also part of the former frontline between various Mujahadeen factions in a prev

AFGHANISTAN. - AFGHANISTAN. West Paktika. May, 2009. Laundromat at US Military Forward Operating Base (FOB) Sharona, garrisoned by the 501 Infantry Batallion, 4th Brigade, 25th infantry division. - Larry Towell

AFGHANISTAN. West Paktika. May, 2009. Laundromat at US Military Forward Operating Base (FOB) Sharona, garrisoned by the 501 Infantry Batallion, 4th Brigade, 25th infantry division.

AFGHANISTAN. - AFGHANISTAN. West Paktika. May, 2009. Helmet in Chinook military helicopter during transport of troop from FOB Solerno to FOB Sharona. - Larry Towell

AFGHANISTAN. West Paktika. May, 2009. Helmet in Chinook military helicopter during transport of troop from FOB Solerno to FOB Sharona.

AFGHANISTAN. - AFGHANISTAN. Kabul. May, 2009. Blind beggar and his mother. - Larry Towell

AFGHANISTAN. Kabul. May, 2009. Blind beggar and his mother.

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AFGHANISTAN. - AFGHANISTAN. Kabul. May, 2009. Suspected Taliban prisoner held without trial. Puli Charki Prison. Prisoners held for any crime will not be given a trial unless they hire an attorney to petition the government. If they are found not guilty, the prosecutor will then only close the case when he is paid a bribe, called a ÒsherteeniÓ (candy) which will lead to an eventual release. Family members are expected to pay bribes to officials to procure the release of exonerated relatives. - Larry Towell

AFGHANISTAN. Kabul. May, 2009. Suspected Taliban prisoner held without trial. Puli Charki Prison. Prisoners held for any crime will not be given a trial unless ...

AFGHANISTAN. - AFGHANISTAN. Kushimond district, West Paktika. May, 2009. Detention of family member of Sadar Mailehle, suspected bomb facilitator Naray Mailehle. - Larry Towell

AFGHANISTAN. Kushimond district, West Paktika. May, 2009. Detention of family member of Sadar Mailehle, suspected bomb facilitator Naray Mailehle.

AFGHANISTAN. - AFGHANISTAN. Kabul. May, 2009. Two million Afghanis died in the war against the Russians. Millions were maimed and wounded leaving the family wage earner incapacitated. Disabled mujahadeen fighters assemble for a political rally celebrating the anniversary of the Russian departure from Afghanistan. - Larry Towell

AFGHANISTAN. Kabul. May, 2009. Two million Afghanis died in the war against the Russians. Millions were maimed and wounded leaving the family wage earner incapacitated. Disabled mujahadeen fighters assemble for a political rally celebrating the anniversary of the Russian departure from Afghanistan.

AFGHANISTAN. - AFGHANISTAN. Kabul. May, 2009. Two million Afghanis died in the war against the Russians. Millions were maimed and wounded leaving the family wage earner incapacitated. Disabled mujahadeen fighters assemble for a political rally celebrating the anniversary of the Russian departure. A mujahadeen figh - Larry Towell

AFGHANISTAN. Kabul. May, 2009. Two million Afghanis died in the war against the Russians. Millions were maimed and wounded leaving the family wage earner incapacitated. Disabled mujahadeen fighters assemble for a political rally celebrating the anniversary of the Russian departure. A mujahadeen figh

AFGHANISTAN. - AFGHANISTAN. Kabul. May, 2009. Landmine patient learning to walk with new prosthetic leg at an International Committee of the Red Cross treatment center. - Larry Towell

AFGHANISTAN. Kabul. May, 2009. Landmine patient learning to walk with new prosthetic leg at an International Committee of the Red Cross treatment center.

AFGHANISTAN. - AFGHANISTAN. Kabul. May, 2009. Heroin addict living at the former Russian Compound, a derelict and abandoned set of partially destroyed buildings once used as a Russian cultural center. The Russian compound is also part of the former frontline between various Mujahadeen factions in a previous war. C - Larry Towell

AFGHANISTAN. Kabul. May, 2009. Heroin addict living at the former Russian Compound, a derelict and abandoned set of partially destroyed buildings once used as a Russian cultural center. The Russian compound is also part of the former frontline between various Mujahadeen factions in a previous war. C

AFGHANISTAN. - AFGHANISTAN. Kabul. May, 2009. Two million Afghanis died in the war against the Russians. Millions were maimed and wounded leaving the family wage earner incapacitated. Disabled mujahadeen fighters assemble for a political rally celebrating the anniversary of the Russian departure. A mujahadeen figh - Larry Towell

AFGHANISTAN. Kabul. May, 2009. Two million Afghanis died in the war against the Russians. Millions were maimed and wounded leaving the family wage earner incapacitated. Disabled mujahadeen fighters assemble for a political rally celebrating the anniversary of the Russian departure. A mujahadeen figh

AFGHANISTAN. - AFGHANISTAN. Kabul. May, 2009. Woman heroin addict in rehabilitation at Sang Amaj Drug Treatment Center implemented by Social Services for Afghan Women (SAW). - Larry Towell

AFGHANISTAN. Kabul. May, 2009. Woman heroin addict in rehabilitation at Sang Amaj Drug Treatment Center implemented by Social Services for Afghan Women (SAW).

AFGHANISTAN. - AFGHANISTAN. Northern Kabul. 2009. Cemetery. - Larry Towell

AFGHANISTAN. Northern Kabul. 2009. Cemetery.

AFGHANISTAN. - AFGHANISTAN. Kabul. May, 2009. A child working with her father at a repair shop near ruins of frontline between various Mujahadeen factions in previous war. - Larry Towell

AFGHANISTAN. Kabul. May, 2009. A child working with her father at a repair shop near ruins of frontline between various Mujahadeen factions in previous war.

AFGHANISTAN. - AFGHANISTAN. Kabul. May, 2009. Child landmine victim being fitted new prosthetic leg with his father at an International Committee of the Red Cross treatment center. This year the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) celebrates its 150 anniversary. - Larry Towell

AFGHANISTAN. Kabul. May, 2009. Child landmine victim being fitted new prosthetic leg with his father at an International Committee of the Red Cross treatment center. This year the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) celebrates its 150 anniversary.

AFGHANISTAN. - AFGHANISTAN. Kabul. May, 2009. - Larry Towell

AFGHANISTAN. Kabul. May, 2009.

AFGHANISTAN. - AFGHANISTAN. Shamoli Plain. May, 2009. Russian troops occupied Afghanistan in 1979 and withdrew a decade later, driven out by the Mujahadeen. Two million Afghanis died fighting the Soviets during the occupation. Today, the green flags of

AFGHANISTAN. Shamoli Plain. May, 2009. Russian troops occupied Afghanistan in 1979 and withdrew a decade later, driven out by the Mujahadeen. Two million Afghanis died fighting the Soviets during the occupation. Today, the green flags of "martyrs' graves" decorate the thousands of cemeteries scatter

AFGHANISTAN. - AFGHANISTAN. Kabul. May, 2009. Blind beggar and his mother. - Larry Towell

AFGHANISTAN. Kabul. May, 2009. Blind beggar and his mother.

AFGHANISTAN. - AFGHANISTAN. Kabul. May, 2009. A woman begging with her child. - Larry Towell

AFGHANISTAN. Kabul. May, 2009. A woman begging with her child.

AFGHANISTAN. - AFGHANISTAN. Kabul. May, 2009. A child begging. - Larry Towell

AFGHANISTAN. Kabul. May, 2009. A child begging.

AFGHANISTAN. - AFGHANISTAN. Kabul. May, 2009. New Afghan police recruits in classroom at the Kabul Military Training Center (KMTC). - Larry Towell

AFGHANISTAN. Kabul. May, 2009. New Afghan police recruits in classroom at the Kabul Military Training Center (KMTC).

AFGHANISTAN. - AFGHANISTAN. Kabul. May, 2009. Shivista in Puli Charki Prison. 20 year old failed suicide bomber captured in Kandahar after attempted suicide attack. - Larry Towell

AFGHANISTAN. Kabul. May, 2009. Shivista in Puli Charki Prison. 20 year old failed suicide bomber captured in Kandahar after attempted suicide attack.

AFGHANISTAN. - AFGHANISTAN. Kabul. May, 2009. Heroin addict sleeping under a sheet and living at the former Russian Compound, a derelict and abandoned set of partially destroyed buildings once used as a Russian cultural center. The Russian compound is also part of the former frontline between various Mujahadeen fa - Larry Towell

AFGHANISTAN. Kabul. May, 2009. Heroin addict sleeping under a sheet and living at the former Russian Compound, a derelict and abandoned set of partially destroyed buildings once used as a Russian cultural center. The Russian compound is also part of the former frontline between various Mujahadeen fa

AFGHANISTAN. - AFGHANISTAN. Kabul. May, 2009. Woman heroin addict in rehabilitation at Sang Amaj Drug Treatment Center implemented by Social Services for Afghan Women (SAW). - Larry Towell

AFGHANISTAN. Kabul. May, 2009. Woman heroin addict in rehabilitation at Sang Amaj Drug Treatment Center implemented by Social Services for Afghan Women (SAW).

AFGHANISTAN. - AFGHANISTAN. Kabul. May, 2009. Two million Afghanis died in the war against the Russians. Millions were maimed and wounded leaving the family wage earner incapacitated. Disabled mujahadeen fighters assemble for a political rally celebrating the anniversary of the Russian departure. A mujahadeen figh - Larry Towell

AFGHANISTAN. Kabul. May, 2009. Two million Afghanis died in the war against the Russians. Millions were maimed and wounded leaving the family wage earner incapacitated. Disabled mujahadeen fighters assemble for a political rally celebrating the anniversary of the Russian departure. A mujahadeen figh

AFGHANISTAN. - AFGHANISTAN. Kabul. May, 2009. Two million Afghanis died in the war against the Russians. Millions were maimed and wounded leaving the family wage earner incapacitated. Disabled mujahadeen fighters assemble for a political rally celebrating the anniversary of the Russian departure from Afghanistan. - Larry Towell

AFGHANISTAN. Kabul. May, 2009. Two million Afghanis died in the war against the Russians. Millions were maimed and wounded leaving the family wage earner incapacitated. Disabled mujahadeen fighters assemble for a political rally celebrating the anniversary of the Russian departure from Afghanistan.

AFGHANISTAN. - AFGHANISTAN. Kushimond district, West Pakista. May, 2009. Arrest by US soldiers of Sadar Mailehle, brother of suspected bomb facilitator Naray Mailehle. - Larry Towell

AFGHANISTAN. Kushimond district, West Pakista. May, 2009. Arrest by US soldiers of Sadar Mailehle, brother of suspected bomb facilitator Naray Mailehle.

AFGHANISTAN. - AFGHANISTAN. Shomoli Plain. May, 2009. Kochi (nomad) landmine victim with tents for sheep and family members. - Larry Towell

AFGHANISTAN. Shomoli Plain. May, 2009. Kochi (nomad) landmine victim with tents for sheep and family members.

AFGHANISTAN. - AFGHANISTAN. Kabul. May, 2009. New Afghan women police recruits in training learning to shoot Kalashnikovs at the Kabul Military Training Center (KMTC). - Larry Towell

AFGHANISTAN. Kabul. May, 2009. New Afghan women police recruits in training learning to shoot Kalashnikovs at the Kabul Military Training Center (KMTC).

AFGHANISTAN. - AFGHANISTAN. Kabul. May 2009. Woman heroin addict in rehabilitation at Sang Amaj Drug Treatment Center implemented by Social Services for Afghan Women (SAW). - Larry Towell

AFGHANISTAN. Kabul. May 2009. Woman heroin addict in rehabilitation at Sang Amaj Drug Treatment Center implemented by Social Services for Afghan Women (SAW).

AFGHANISTAN. - AFGHANISTAN. Kabul. May, 2009. Children play on a collapsed billboard on a hill top that overlooks Kabul. - Larry Towell

AFGHANISTAN. Kabul. May, 2009. Children play on a collapsed billboard on a hill top that overlooks Kabul.

AFGHANISTAN. - AFGHANISTAN. Qargha Refugee Camp, West Kabul. May, 2009. A Pashtun refugee child by her tent. Her family had fled the British military campaigns on their villages. The Pashtuns are the tribe from which the Taliban emerged. Tens of thousands of Pashtun have fled the fighting, particularly in Kandahar - Larry Towell

AFGHANISTAN. Qargha Refugee Camp, West Kabul. May, 2009. A Pashtun refugee child by her tent. Her family had fled the British military campaigns on their villages. The Pashtuns are the tribe from which the Taliban emerged. Tens of thousands of Pashtun have fled the fighting, particularly in Kandahar

AFGHANISTAN. - AFGHANISTAN. Baghe Qazi. May, 2009. An Afghani shepherd and his flock amid ruined Russian military vehicles at a destroyed former Soviet base near Kabul. - Larry Towell

AFGHANISTAN. Baghe Qazi. May, 2009. An Afghani shepherd and his flock amid ruined Russian military vehicles at a destroyed former Soviet base near Kabul.

AFGHANISTAN. - AFGHANISTAN. Kabul. May, 2009. Heroin addict living at the former Russian Compound, a derelict and abandoned set of partially destroyed buildings once used as a Russian cultural center. The Russian compound is also part of the former frontline between various Mujahadeen factions in a previous war. C - Larry Towell

AFGHANISTAN. Kabul. May, 2009. Heroin addict living at the former Russian Compound, a derelict and abandoned set of partially destroyed buildings once used as a Russian cultural center. The Russian compound is also part of the former frontline between various Mujahadeen factions in a previous war. C

AFGHANISTAN. - AFGHANISTAN. Kushimond district, West Pakista. May, 2009. Afghani working with US forces during the arrest by US soldiers of Sadar Mailehle, brother of suspected bomb facilitator Naray Mailehle. - Larry Towell

AFGHANISTAN. Kushimond district, West Pakista. May, 2009. Afghani working with US forces during the arrest by US soldiers of Sadar Mailehle, brother of suspected bomb facilitator Naray Mailehle.

AFGHANISTAN. - AFGHANISTAN. Kabul. May, 2009. Two million Afghanis died in the war against the Russians. Millions were maimed and wounded leaving the family wage earner incapacitated. Disabled mujahadeen fighters assemble for a political rally celebrating the anniversary of the Russian departure from Afghanistan. - Larry Towell

AFGHANISTAN. Kabul. May, 2009. Two million Afghanis died in the war against the Russians. Millions were maimed and wounded leaving the family wage earner incapacitated. Disabled mujahadeen fighters assemble for a political rally celebrating the anniversary of the Russian departure from Afghanistan.

AFGHANISTAN. - AFGHANISTAN. Kabul. May, 2009. Children at the Mobile Mini Circus For Children, a non-government organization that teaches juggling, acrobatics, health care and mine safety putting on workshops and performances in schools. Started with funding from the Danish government. - Larry Towell

AFGHANISTAN. Kabul. May, 2009. Children at the Mobile Mini Circus For Children, a non-government organization that teaches juggling, acrobatics, health care and mine safety putting on workshops and performances in schools. Started with funding from the Danish government.

AFGHANISTAN. - AFGHANISTAN. West Paktika. May, 2009. Airfield at Foreward Operating Base (FOB) Sharona, garrisoned by the US 501 Infantry Batallion, 4th Brigade, 25th infantry division. - Larry Towell

AFGHANISTAN. West Paktika. May, 2009. Airfield at Foreward Operating Base (FOB) Sharona, garrisoned by the US 501 Infantry Batallion, 4th Brigade, 25th infantry division.

AFGHANISTAN. - AFGHANISTAN. Kabul. May, 2009. New Afghan police recruits in riot control training at the Kabul Military Training Center (KMTC). - Larry Towell

AFGHANISTAN. Kabul. May, 2009. New Afghan police recruits in riot control training at the Kabul Military Training Center (KMTC).

AFGHANISTAN. - AFGHANISTAN. West Paktika. Winter 2010. Mine resistant vehicle (MRAP) destroyed by IED. Mine Resistant Armored Personnel Carrier (MRAP) destroyed by Òhome madeÓ Taliban IED (Improvised Explosive Devise) at US Military Forward Operating Base (FOB) Sharona, garrisoned by the 501 Infantry Batallion, 4th Brigade, 25th infantry division. - Larry Towell

AFGHANISTAN. West Paktika. Winter 2010. Mine resistant vehicle (MRAP) destroyed by IED. Mine Resistant Armored Personnel Carrier (MRAP) destroyed by Òhome madeÓ...

AFGHANISTAN. - AFGHANISTAN. West Paktika. May 2009. Mine Resistant Armored Personnel Carriers (MRAP) destroyed by “home made” Taliban IED (Improvised Explosive Devises) at US Military Forward Operating Base (FOB) Sharona, garrisoned by the 501 Infantry Batallion, 4th Brigade, 25th infantry division. - Larry Towell

AFGHANISTAN. West Paktika. May 2009. Mine Resistant Armored Personnel Carriers (MRAP) destroyed by “home made” Taliban IED (Improvised Explosive Devises) at US

AFGHANISTAN. - AFGHANISTAN. Kabul. May, 2009. Model of an Afghan village used to teach children about landmine locations and safety awareness at the Mobile Mini Circus For Children school. - Larry Towell

AFGHANISTAN. Kabul. May, 2009. Model of an Afghan village used to teach children about landmine locations and safety awareness at the Mobile Mini Circus For Children school.

AFGHANISTAN. - AFGHANISTAN. Kabul. May, 2009. Heroin addicts injecting heroin at the former Russian Compound, a derelict and abandoned set of partially destroyed buildings once used as a Russian cultural center. The Russian compound is also part of the former frontline between various Mujahadeen factions in a prev - Larry Towell

AFGHANISTAN. Kabul. May, 2009. Heroin addicts injecting heroin at the former Russian Compound, a derelict and abandoned set of partially destroyed buildings once used as a Russian cultural center. The Russian compound is also part of the former frontline between various Mujahadeen factions in a prev

AFGHANISTAN. - AFGHANISTAN. Kabul. May 2009. Woman heroin addict in rehabilitation with nurse at Sang Amaj Drug Treatment Center implemented by Social Services for Afghan Women (SAW). - Larry Towell

AFGHANISTAN. Kabul. May 2009. Woman heroin addict in rehabilitation with nurse at Sang Amaj Drug Treatment Center implemented by Social Services for Afghan Wome

AFGHANISTAN. - AFGHANISTAN. Kabul. May 2009. Woman heroin addict in rehabilitation at Sang Amaj Drug Treatment Center implemented by Social Services for Afghan Women (SAW). - Larry Towell

AFGHANISTAN. Kabul. May 2009. Woman heroin addict in rehabilitation at Sang Amaj Drug Treatment Center implemented by Social Services for Afghan Women (SAW).

AFGHANISTAN. - AFGHANISTAN. West Paktika. May 2009. Mine Resistant Armored Personnel Carrier (MRAP) destroyed by “home made” Taliban IED (Improvised Explosive Devise) at US Military Forward Operating Base (FOB) Sharona, garrisoned by the 501 Infantry Batallion, 4th Brigade, 25th infantry division. - Larry Towell

AFGHANISTAN. West Paktika. May 2009. Mine Resistant Armored Personnel Carrier (MRAP) destroyed by “home made” Taliban IED (Improvised Explosive Devise) at US Mi

AFGHANISTAN. - AFGHANISTAN. Kabul. May, 2009. New Afghan women police recruits in training learning to shoot Kalashnikovs at the Kabul Military Training Center (KMTC). - Larry Towell

AFGHANISTAN. Kabul. May, 2009. New Afghan women police recruits in training learning to shoot Kalashnikovs at the Kabul Military Training Center (KMTC).

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