Deconstructing Kabul

Published November 12, 2012
The logo of Afghan premier league. The football league of Afghanistan is a new big thing in town. The teams from all over Afghanistan were selected through a TV reality show on Tolo TV.
The logo of Afghan premier league. The football league of Afghanistan is a new big thing in town. The teams from all over Afghanistan were selected through a TV reality show on Tolo TV.

The eyes of this city have seen what no other can imagine or supersede. Civil unrest has played a large role in determining its economical, political and social growth and war has torn open scars across its face. Despite the odds against it, stacked ever so high, there is blinding evidence of human resilience and spiritual endurance.—All photos and captions by Annie Zaman

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