Afghanistan Quote of the Day: 19 January 2014

“I saw a man grab an urchin whining for ‘baksheesh’ near a hotel and shake him. ‘What are you doing?’ he shouted. ‘You’re an Afghan! Don’t you have any pride?’”

Rosanne Klass, “Land of the High Flags: Afghanistan When the Going was Good,” 1964

Top: 'Gate rats' begging outside ISAF Camp Warehouse, 2005.

Bottom: Child beggar outside Darulaman Palace, 2014.

(Photos: Jim Chiavelli)