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A collection of 5 posts

Between Life and Death in Winter's Cold

Between Life and Death in Winter's Cold

Afghans across the country endured an unprecedented cold snap in January that left dozens of people and thousands of livestock dead.

Children Without a Childhood

Children Without a Childhood

The number of families putting children like Mohammad and Mustafa to work is increasing across Afghanistan as poverty in the country marred by an economic crisis rises.

Half of Afghanistan, Snowbound for Winter

Half of Afghanistan, Snowbound for Winter

Each year the winter brings heavy rain and snow, cutting off travel between many of Afghanistan's provinces and districts. During the winter, more than half of Afghanistan's provinces are blanketed in snow for weeks at a time.

Hard Work, Lost Hope of an Afghan Embroiderer

OneDayinAfghanistan

Hard Work, Lost Hope of an Afghan Embroiderer

— One Day in Afghanistan — Reporting by Fatima Ehsani, edited by Mohammad Jawad and Brian Conley It’s close to 8 am now and I am sitting in 45 year-old Ms. Maryam Sulaimani’s home in Feroz Koh, the capital of the province of Ghor, 400km west of Kabul. Ghor is

Baking Bread to Feed Her Children

Baking Bread to Feed Her Children

Reporters name withheld for their safety, edited by Mohammad Jawad Alizada and Brian J. Conley Shaping the dough in medium round chunks, Maida Gul prepares bread for the day’s customers. She doesn’t seem very happy with the situation, despite working in the bakery she has owned and ran