In Search of Bewaha
By Anne Holmes While I was waiting for my Afghan visa in Delhi, a friend of mine mentioned in passing something about a widow’s village in Herat province in western […]
Self-immolation in Afghanistan
by Anne Holmes Amine, pictured above, is 16 years old. She was forced to marry at the age of 14 but has many problems with her husband and his family. […]
Expulsion from Iran
© Anne Holmes I spent the day at the border with Iran near Herat in Western Afghanistan, observing the constant trickle of deportees arriving empty-handed. They were all men, mostly […]
South Korean Hostages
The Taliban abducted 23 South Korean aid workers, 18 of whom are women, last Thursday. The group reportedly boarded a local bus in Kandahar headed for Kabul, and were kidnapped […]
Mine Victims
© Anne Holmes I spent the last few days in hospitals around Kabul taking a visual survey of the types of war injuries the capital city treats. Many of them […]
Kabul
The national Afghan football team practices at the infamous stadium where Taliban performed executions in Kabul. © Anne Holmes I arrived in Kabul two days ago. My first impressions are […]
U.S. Military Deletes AP Photos
These are the words of Col. Victor Petrenko, chief of staff to the top U.S. commander in eastern Afghanistan, as quoted in Editor and Publisher: “”When untrained people take photographs […]
