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Lisa Karsten

Hangama Amiri

Drawing from conversations with aunts, cousins, and friends still located in Kabul, Hangama explores the spaces that women have been limited to. These intimate, domestic spaces depicted take on increased significance given the numerous new restrictions women are currently facing under the Taliban rule. Private homes become spaces to grieve, to support, and to ultimately plan for an uncertain future.

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Photo Credit: @dan.yeongki Angela Chan

Hamid Karzai

Afghan President Hamid Karzai attends a shura with hundreds of tribal and religious leaders in Kandahar, the core area of Taliban insurgency. The gathering highlighted the need for support of NATO-led forces in order to stabilize parts of the province.

U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Mark O’Donald/Released, Public Domain Image.

Classroom Video On Demand:Kabul Women

Stories of Women in Kabul. Films Media Group, 2004, cvod.infobase.com/PortalPlaylists.aspx?wID=256693&xtid=35359.