15 October 2010
Kabul, Afghanistan
Mina (6) and a friend play with her brother’s artificial hand, in the ruins of the Darul Aman Palace in Kabul. Mina’s brother has lost both hands.
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.
