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Story Publication logo December 5, 2008

Afghanistan Diary

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A Journey Home: Afghanistan through the Eyes of a Returning Refugee

Dost Mohammad Fahim Khairy, an Afghan who left his country in a time of great turmoil and was...

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A little boy sleeps during a wedding celebration for Dost Mohammed Khairy.
A police checkpoint in Mazar-E-Sharif.
A family walks to town from the outskirts of Kabul.
Dost's brother, a policeman in Kabul, films Dost's wedding with his new video camera, a gift from America.
Street scene in Mazar.
Dost's nephew plays on a swing at his brother's house in Mazar.
A photography store in Mazar-E-Sharif
Farshad helps his paralyzed brother Dost prepare for the day. Farshad is Dost's lifeline, as his paralysis prevents him from performing most daily tasks on his own.
The courtyard outside the Blue Mosque in Mazar-E-Sharif.
A cloud floats over the landscape between Kabul and Mazar-E-Sharif
A boy tries on a prosthetic arm for the first time at the Red Cross Hospital in Mazar.

Scenes of daily life in Kabul and Mazar-E-Sharif

Peter van Agtmael/Magnum Photos.

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