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Photo essay: Daily life in Afghanistan's capital

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I was never sure when it was OK to take a photo, when it wasn’t. So often I shot in great rush to make sure I wasn’t stopped.

Photo essay: Daily life in Afghanistan's capital

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This is a movie theatre. Instead of movie posters you find Hamid Karzai's poster next to that of Ahmad Shah Masoud .

Photo essay: Daily life in Afghanistan's capital

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American Forces rushing past us through the evening traffic towards the highly barricaded American Embassy

Photo essay: Daily life in Afghanistan's capital

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This part of the river is still used as a public bathroom.

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Another shrine. If I remember correctly it is the shrine of a saint with two swords, as in ‘Shah-e dow Shamshira’ shrine. Hence the two swords on the facade.

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I guess you find yellow cabs everywhere in the world.

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The remnants of the election campaign

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There is a man sitting literally amongst this sea of pidgins and sells seeds, but the birds are so well behaved. They only eat what is thrown at them on the ground.

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The banks of Kabul River. In Dari they call river, darya.

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It seems like even the gods of rain have abandoned this city. I was told there used to be a decent stream flowing through here until a few years ago.

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Timur Shah’s Mausoleum

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