Friday, January 24, 2014

Afghanistan Quote of the Day: 24 January 2014

"When speaking about (Ismail Khan) Afghans instinctively lowered their voices, and his photographs adorned the houses even of men from guerrilla parties other than Jamiat —  sure sign of a generally popular leader."

Radek Sikorski, "Dust of the Saints: A Journey Through War-Torn Afghanistan," 1990



Top: Herat Airport (through a bus window), May 2005

Bottom: Ismail Khan, then minister of power and water, winter 2006.

(Photos by Jim Chiavelli)

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