The Associated Press
26 February, 2005
Boys play soccer inside an empty swimming pool dating from the Soviet occupation. The hilltop pool was damaged by shelling during the country's civil war and is now a favorite place for youth to congregate and play games.
David Guttenfelder
Guttenfelder previously spent 20 years as a photojournalist for the Associated Press based in Nairobi, Abidjan, New Delhi, and Tokyo covering news in more than 75 countries aroun...
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