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A Woman's Pain - Forever Scarred, Masooma, 18-years-old, who suffers with severe burns on 70% of her body from self-immolation, shows her scars on her hands at the Herat Regional Hospital Burn Unit October 22, 2004 in Herat, Afghanistan. Masooma,…

A Woman's Pain - Parigul, Parigul, 22-yeras-old, who suffers from severe burns on over 50% of her body from self-immolation, sits on her bed at the Herat Regional Hospital Burn Unit October 22, 2004 in Herat, Afghanistan. Parigul was married for…

A Woman's Pain - Self-Immolation Survivor, Parigul, 22-years-old, who suffers from severe burns on over 50% of her body from self-immolation, waits for her bandages to be changed, as she lies in a hospital bed at the Herat Regional Hospital Burn…

A Woman's Pain - Nine Months Pregnant, Mariam, 20-years-old and 9 months pregnant, shows the scars on her belly from self-immolation inflicted 3 months ago when she was devastated by an abusive, violent marriage October 21, 2004 in Herat,…

A Woman's Pain - Burn Unit, Mahgul, 14-years-old, who suffers with second degree burns on 43% of her body from self-immolation, has her dressing changed at the Herat Regional Hospital Burn Unit October 22, 2004 in Herat, Afghanistan. Mahgul was…

A Woman's Pain - Iodine Treatment, Parigul, 22-yeras-old, who suffers from severe burns on over 50% of her body from self-immolation, has iodine rubbed on her raw skin at the Herat Regional Hospital Burn Unit October 21, 2004 in Herat, Afghanistan.…

A Woman's Pain - Portrait, Zarah, 19-years-old, shows scars that she suffered when she set fire to herself at the climax of an argument with her husband only three months into their marriage October 22, 2004 in Herat, Afghanistan. She said her…

A Woman's Pain - Severe Burns, Masooma, 18-years-old, who suffers with severe burns on 70% of her body from self-immolation, shows her scars on her belly at the Herat Regional Hospital Burn Unit October 22, 2004 in Herat, Afghanistan. Masooma, who…

Mohammed Malik dances in line in the village of Dehnow during Afghanistan's first presidential elections. He was the first in line to vote at 7 am.

In the village of Dehnow, an hour south of Kabul, residents cast their vote.