A decade after the U.S. invasion, Anna Badkhen spent months journeying across Afghanistan to tell the story of this systematically brutalized land through the eyes of the people who live in it. This slideshow is a tribute to her many hosts who opened their doors to her — and allowed her audience a glimpse inside.

Photos and narration by Anna Badkhen.

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Image by Anna Badkhen, Afghanistan, 2011
During the year that is supposed to determine Afghanistan’s future, Anna Badkhen gives readers a longer look at a deeply fissured nation that has endured war almost incessantly for millennia.
April 19, 2012 / Foreign Policy
Anna Badkhen
A new e-book published by Foreign Policy in collaboration with the Pulitzer Center details reporter Anna Badkhen's experience in Afghanistan during the war, embedded with the Afghan people.
February 8, 2012 / The Story
Anna Badkhen
Pulitzer Center grantee Anna Badkhen speaks with American Public Media about how families in Afghan villages have coped with violence and the Taliban.