Y/W. It wouldn't feel comfortable spending much time on photographing wasps, little fish, or so many other natural beauties in war-torn countries as Afghanistan.
Published 30 April 2018
Shah Marai, the chief photographer for Agence France-Presse (AFP) in Kabul, has been killed in a bombing in the Afghan capital. Here we present a small selection of his work documenting his homeland.
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An Afghan man digs a grave for one of the victims of a suicide attack this year that killed nearly 60 people including children Shah Marai / AFP
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After years of being cloistered in their homes during Taliban rule, in 2008 Afghan women were pictured by Marai as they attended a gym in Herat Shah Marai / AFP
In the early 2000s, Afghanistan's roads and valleys were littered with the debris of war, mostly Soviet vehicles destroyed by Mujaheedin fighters during the 1979-1989 period of occupation. Here Marai photographed children playing on an abandoned Soviet tank in the Panjshir valley Shah Maria / AFP
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image captionThis girl was one of more than 6,000 refugees returning to Afghanistan from Iran in 2008 Shah Marai / AFP