War in Afghanastan

Seamus Murphy

SABA Press Photos

Afghanastan, the forgotten land of perpetual conflict; the civil war fought over degrees of radicalism where victory for one side may secure peace at a price that drags the future further into the past and ignite regional conflict; the place where yesteryear's cold war champions, isolated and alone, fight on failing against the odds as the unlikely and incredible guardians of freedom of choice. And what a choice. Hang around in the country for a while and nothing really surprises you ever again.… Front 1, Refugees such as these at a camp in Moghol Qislaq in the north of the country prefer to take their chances enduring hunger, squalor, cold and poverty rather than live under Talib authority.

Seamus Murphy, "War in Afghanastan," in POYi Archive, Item #31714, http://archive.poy.org/items/show/31714 (accessed June 8, 2025).