21 September 2011
Mazar-i-Sharif, Afghanistan
Afghan singer Farhad Darya performs at a concert restricted to women. Under the Taliban, listening even to recorded music was forbidden.
The people of Afghanistan have had to deal with conflict and military occupation for much of the past 50 years. Conflict and long-term instability in Afghanistan have led to personal trauma, and severe economic and infrastructural damage. Foreign aid has helped support various initiatives to improve infrastructure and education, but as occupation forces withdraw and Western economies face their own difficulties, funds to NGOs are being cut.
