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The Afghan people live their lives as they always have done through their history , at once both the victims and ultimate survivors of their own fate. Long before the arrival of the Taliban it had been customary for women to wear the burqa in…

The Afghan people live their lives as they always have done through their history , at once both the victims and ultimate survivors of their own fate. A Bodahna bird owner tosses his bird in the air to improve his spirits before duelling and to…

The Afghan people live their lives as they always have done through their history , at once both the victims and ultimate survivors of their own fate. A Koochie boy gathers rushes from the marshy verges of the riverbank outside Jalalabad. Koochies…

The Afghan people live their lives as they always have done through their history , at once both the victims and ultimate survivors of their own fate. Farmers gathering hay from the fields in Ishkashim in Badakshan.The people in this region which…

The Afghan people live their lives as they always have done through their history , at once both the victims and ultimate survivors of their own fate. A boy and girl refresh themselves with cold water from a mountain spring after a days work in…

The Afghan people live their lives as they always have done through their history , at once both the victims and ultimate survivors of their own fate. Children at play in a Madrassa-religious school-in Kandahar,Afghanistan.August 2004

The Afghan people live their lives as they always have done through their history , at once both the victims and ultimate survivors of their own fate. A young Ismaili woman (followers of the Aga Khan, who as Sh'ia Muslims observe a different…

The Afghan people live their lives as they always have done through their history , at once both the victims and ultimate survivors of their own fate. A miner takes a break from working in the small coal mine near his village of Gazastan ,…

The Afghan people live their lives as they always have done through their history , at once both the victims and ultimate survivors of their own fate. A young man escapes the scorching heat of summer in Kandahar, Afghanistan. August 2004

The Afghan people live their lives as they always have done through their history , at once both the victims and ultimate survivors of their own fate. Bird owners , spectators and gamblers congregate in a backyard arena in Kabul's Old City early…