A Journey Home: Afghanistan through the Eyes of a Returning Refugee
Launched May 5, 2008
Dost Mohammad Fahim Khairy, an Afghan who left his country in a time of great turmoil and was resettled in the United States refugee program, makes his first journey home to Afghanistan since he left on Sept. 15, 2001. A reporting team, comprised of lead reporter Jessica Wanke, reporter Don Duncan and photographer Peter van Agtmael, travels with Fahim and chronicles his experiences after years away from his homeland. Khairy's observations and experiences on this voyage are the lens through which the team looks at Afghanistan today.
Through Khairy, the team delves into issues of Western aid, continued military presence, development and protracted internal conflict. A political blogger, human rights activist and astute follower of developments in Afghanistan, Khairy is an ideal voice to narrate the changes his country is undergoing. Additional perspectives from the ground, from NGO workers to Western military personnel to local Afghans, will provide a broader context to understanding where Afghanistan is today, and where it is going.
Grantee
Don Duncan is a New York-based freelance journalist. His print, video and radio work has appeared in The San Francisco Chronicle, The Christian Science Monitor, The Washington...
Grantee
Jessica Wanke is a multimedia reporter, with experience in print, radio and online. She has worked for The Arizona Republic, National Public Radio and BBC News.
Jessica gained journalism...
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Peter van Agtmael is a photographer who has been documenting the consequences of America’s wars at home and abroad since the beginning of 2006. His pictures have appeared in Newsweek, ...
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February 9, 2009 /
Ireland TV3
Pulitzer Center grantee Don Duncan discusses his experience reporting from Afghanistan and the social, cultural and political shifts he observed on the ground.
December 6, 2008 /
The Irish Times
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Scenes of daily life in Kabul and Mazar-E-Sharif
Peter van Agtmael/Magnum Photos.
November 17, 2008 /
International Herald Tribune
A visit there today makes it clear that there are two Afghanistans. There's the Afghanistan at war, to the south, particularly in the provinces of Helmand and Kandahar. But there's an Afghanistan at...
November 5, 2008 /
PBS Foreign Exchange
About one in ten Afghans is disabled, a legacy of decades of war and poor health care.
October 9, 2008 /
The New York Times
A disabled Afghan refugee returns to Afghanistan to advocate for greater services for the country's disabled population. Produced by Elsa Butler of the New York Times.
February 9, 2009 /
Ireland TV3
Pulitzer Center grantee Don Duncan discusses his experience reporting from Afghanistan and the social, cultural and political shifts he observed on the ground.
November 5, 2008 /
PBS Foreign Exchange
About one in ten Afghans is disabled, a legacy of decades of war and poor health care.
October 9, 2008 /
The New York Times
A disabled Afghan refugee returns to Afghanistan to advocate for greater services for the country's disabled population. Produced by Elsa Butler of the New York Times.
September 18, 2008 /
Time
Youths in Kabul have turned an empty swimming pool -- built during the Soviet occupation -- into a skateboarding park.
December 6, 2008 /
The Irish Times
AS AIRPORTS GO Dubai International is one of the more luxurious, an oasis of high design, chic lounges and upscale retail. But that's Terminal 1. Terminal 2 feels like a dark secret, barely...
November 17, 2008 /
International Herald Tribune
A visit there today makes it clear that there are two Afghanistans. There's the Afghanistan at war, to the south, particularly in the provinces of Helmand and Kandahar. But there's an Afghanistan at...
May 29, 2008 /
World Politics Review
MAZAR-E-SHARIF, Afghanistan — As the United States prepares for its presidential election, many Afghans are anxiously watching the race that will bring an end to the administration that triggered t
Scenes of daily life in Kabul and Mazar-E-Sharif
Peter van Agtmael/Magnum Photos.
July 26, 2008 /
RTÉ
Afghan teenagers are visiting unexpected locations in their search for an even skating surface.