Tuesday, May 30, 2006

OPEN AIR SCHOOL IN DOWLAT YAR...


Since the original school was burned by the Taliban, classes carry on over a carpet... A blackboard, a flag, and a water pump are all the components of the school. As there are not enough teachers, the older ppils take care of the younger ones as the teacher rotates from carpet to carpet...



Ageless.... Is she an little girl wrinkled as an old lady? Or an old lady with a childish face? Eye inflamation are a common consequence of exposure to wind and dust.

Overall view....



A secret being told.....!

Sunday, May 28, 2006

PHOTO SESSION IN CHAGHCHARAN MILITARY CEMETERY



Smiling to your executor – only a kid could involuntary produce such a wise answer to violence.



Dozens of kids have fun playing with discarded Russian military vehicles, a leftover from the occupation.


From the picture above this one, it took ten seconds for thirty locals to spot me and take their place in this photo. I had no option but to shot the picture.


Jealous Afghan soldiers, near by, immediately demanded to have their picture taken. When I accepted, they grabbed as many weapons as they could handle and posed like Rambo…