Kabul is a city of hustle and bustle. There are few paved roads and no traffic lanes, intersections, or traffic lights. Livestock including sheep, goats, and camels weave in and out of traffic consisting mostly of old Toyota Corolla Sedans converted to taxicabs while young men in jeans talk on cell phones. It is a cacophony of traditional and modernity.
Organization for Mine Clearance and Afghan Rehabilitation (OMAR) De miners search for land mines on the outskirts of Kabul.
A technician creates a prosthesis at the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) rehabilitation center in Kabul.
Carpet weavers pose for a picture outside of a factory in Kabul.
Afghans4Tomorrow girls school. During the five years from 1996-2001, when the Taliban were in power, girls in Afghanistan were not allowed to attend school. Following the fall of the Taliban in 2001, girls resumed their education.
English Lesson. Students study three languages at the Afghans4Tomorrow schools; Dari, Pashto, and English, as well as, the “Quran” the Holy Book of Islam which is written in Arabic.
Afghanistan has been at war for over a quarter of a century. The future of the country depends on education and literacy for boys, as well as, girls.
Children bring “naan” from the neighborhood bakery in Kabul.
“Naan” (flat bread) is a staple of the Afghan diet.
Baghe Zanana, is Kabul’s only Women’s Garden.