AFGHANISTAN. 2015. Haji Ahmad Shah and his family.
Haji Ahmad Shah, 60, lost his leg to a land mine during the civil war. He lives in a house on top of a hill, in Kabul, which he says is “very tough” for someone in his situation. But that’s not his only challenge. He has five sons and seven daughters, and most of them are in studying in school. “It’s hard to support this big family with one or two people working.” I am almost the only one to support my family, with all of them (sons and daughters) studying. He has sent his oldest son, aged 27, to Europe.