Monday, February 10, 2014

Afghanistan Quote of the Day: 10 February 2014

“Kandahar, in those days, shimmered with a breathless hope. Afghans, even there in the Taliban’s former den, were overcome by the possibilities opened up by this latest ‘revolution,’ as they referred to it.”

Sarah Chayes, “The Punishment of Virtue: Inside Afghanistan After the Taliban,” 2006




Kandahar, January 2006: Amusement park, pickup cricket match, wedding preparations.

(Photos: Jim Chiavelli)

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