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The aftermath of a suicide bombing in Lashkar Gah - an increasingly favoured tactic of militant Islamists |
The Afghan government must secure a future for the young generation |
Local soldiers in Kandahar cleaning their weapons |
Civilian house in Musa Qala destroyed by NATO aerial raid |
The once thriving bazaar in Sangin district is now derelict |
Police forces heading to Maiwand district |
ANP on duty in southern Afghanistan. Will they be able to secure the country’s elections? |
Makeshift refugee camp in Sangin District |
Refugees from Musa Qala have an uncertain fate |
Canadian forces in Kandahar. Other NATO states need to bolster their deployments |
This police checkpoint on the Kandahar-Lashkar Gah road was overrun by Taliban in December 2007, resulting in the death of 16 policemen. External assistance is needed to prevent a repeat |
Village Elders, such as this leader of refugees from Sangin, need to play a key role in Neighbourhood Security Groups |
Grassroots campaign is necessary to build a democratic and stable environment for Afghanistan's children |
The aftermath of a Taliban raid outside of Sangin district |
Sangin and Musa Qala refugees in Kabul, 9 January 2008 |
“Fighting the cold”: Barefoot children in refugee camps in Kabul, 10 January 2008 |
Ruins as a result of insurgency attacks in southern Afghanistan, January 2008 |
Power supply to Sangin: Afghanistan's landscape needs to be punctuated by more such landmarks |
Sangin bazaar district in ruins |
Young boys looking for work |
The scene overlooking a local commander’s workplace in Kandahar captures the violence that has blighted the Afghan state for thirty years |
Appalling living conditions undermine people’s confidence in the Afghan government |