Inside Afghanistan (30 images)

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  • An Afghan boy cries after being beaten by some other youths. Life can be difficult for children in Afghanistan, with unreliable access to education, and one of the world's highest child mortality rates.

  • A man from the comparatively wealthy suburb of Wazir Akhbar Khan divides the meat from an expensive cow into portions on the first day of Ramadan. The portions will then be distributed to less fortunate families around Kabul.

  • Sana Tor, a member of the Afghan National Police, rests inside a small guard post that houses not much more than a single bed and a small television set. For 2500 Afghani (approximately USD 50) a month, he has the dangerous job of singlehandedly patrolling his district.

  • A young boy carefully weighs out potatoes for his customers on a busy market street in the western city of Herat.

  • Two brothers arrive at their Kabul store front in the early hours of the morning to begin their day selling tin.

  • A young scar seller tries to get one last sale as the sun goes down over the Kabul River. He faces considerable competition from the many men following him selling identical merchandise.

  • Children playing on the outskirts of Kabul.

  • Prohibited by the Taliban government on religious grounds, the sport of kite fighting as popularised by the book and film "The Kite Runner" has surged in popularity in recent years.

  • Preparing chickens and kebabs outside a popular restaurant on Kabul's Cinema Road.

  • Kabul fishmongers.

  • Kabul fishmongers.

  • Kabul fishmongers.

  • A woman is unimpressed by two merchants laughing at her expense.

  • Despite the unstable client, some businesses continue to attract investors in Afghanistan. Here, a man sells kebabs across the road from a new petrol station in Kabul's Shar-e Naw district.

  • Workers pause from a hard day renovating a shop on Kabul's Chicken Street to share a meal in the winter evening.



  • Despite the ousting of the Taliban government, traditional values remain in much of Afghanistan. Even in the capital Kabul, women will often cover themselves in the ubiquitous blue burqa before venturing on to the street to buy groceries.






  • A man is briefly illuminated by the headlights of an Afghan National Army (ANA) vehicle as he trudges home through the snow falling on Kabul's Shar-e Naw district.

  • Kite running in Kabul.

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