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Archive - Afghanistan: Cities of Mud 

Larry Towell 

Confronting a faltering and inherited war in Afghanistan, President Barack Obama has announced plans for a large troop surge (17,000 soldiers and Marines), plus a "civilian surge" of hundreds of State Department employees and civilian aid workers to provide humanitarian assistance and civic guidance. The plan also includes some 4000 military trainers to train the Afghans to do their own hunting. Meanwhile the UK is also considering sending a further 2,000 troops to support the 62,000 international forces already on the ground.

The government is rife with opium-fueled corruption and is host to... 

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AFGHANISTAN. 2008. Shomoli Plain. Ruins. Village region north... 

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AFGHANISTAN. 2008. Shomoli Plain. Ruins. Village region north... 

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AFGHANISTAN. 2008. Shomoli Plain. Ruins. Village region north... 

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AFGHANISTAN. 2008. Bahkt village, Northern Afghanistan. Human... 

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AFGHANISTAN. 2008. 

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AFGHANISTAN. 2008. Northern Afghanistan. Russian troops occupied... 

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AFGHANISTAN. 2008. Former Russian military compound used today... 

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AFGHANISTAN. 2008. Tashquran village. Russian tank overlooking... 

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AFGHANISTAN. 2008. Northern Afghanistan. Russian troops occupied... 

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AFGHANISTAN. 2008.

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AFGHANISTAN. 2008.

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AFGHANISTAN. 2008. Northern Afghanistan. Children play around... 

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AFGHANISTAN. 2008. Former Russian military compound used today... 

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AFGHANISTAN. 2008. Former Russian military compound, Shomoli... 

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AFGHANISTAN. Kabul. 2008. Oldest cemetery in Kabul. 

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AFGHANISTAN. 2008. Bakht village, Northern Afghanistan. Beggars'... 

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AFGHANISTAN. Mazae e-Sharif. 2008. International Committee of... 

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AFGHANISTAN. Kabul. 2008. International Committee of the Red... 

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AFGHANISTAN. Kabul. 2008. International Committee of the Red... 

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AFGHANISTAN. Kabul. 2008. International Committee of the Red... 

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AFGHANISTAN. Kabul. 2008. Woman who lost her leg during a bombing... 

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AFGHANISTAN. Kabul. 2008. International Committee of the Red... 

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AFGHANISTAN. Kabul. 2008. International Center of the Red Cross.... 

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AFGHANISTAN. Kabul. 2008. International Committee of the Red... 

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AFGHANISTAN. 2008. Tashquran village, Northern Afghanistan. Ruins.... 

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AFGHANISTAN. Kabul. 2008. Ruins. Russian Compound. Former frontline... 

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AFGHANISTAN. Kabul. 2008. Ruins. Russian Compound. Frontline... 

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AFGHANISTAN. Kabul. 2008. Ruins. Frontline between various Mujahadeen... 

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AFGHANISTAN. 2008. Nomads with camel herd. Northern Afghanistan.... 

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AFGHANISTAN. 2008. Qalinaw village, Shomoli Plain. Ruins. Village... 

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AFGHANISTAN. Murad Khani, Kabul. 2008. Street scene. Old City... 

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AFGHANISTAN. Mazar-e-Sharif. 2008. Market. 

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AFGHANISTAN. 2008. Qalinaw village, Shomoli Plain. Ruins. Village... 

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AFGHANISTAN. Mazar-e-Sharif. 2009. Beggar.

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AFGHANISTAN. Kabul. 2008. Baghe Ali Mardan district. Heroin debris... 

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AFGHANISTAN. Kabul. 2008. Baghe Ali Mardan. Heroin addict injecting... 

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AFGHANISTAN. Kabul. 2008. Heroin injection in the ruins of the... 

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AFGHANISTAN. Kabul. 2008. Heroin injection in the ruins of the... 

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AFGHANISTAN. Kabul. 2008. Baghe Ali Mardan district. Heroin addict... 

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AFGHANISTAN. Kabul. 2008. Baghe Ali Mardan district. Heroin injection... 

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AFGHANISTAN. 2008.

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AFGHANISTAN. Kabul. 2008. Ruins. Frontline between various Mujahadeen... 

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AFGHANISTAN. 2008. Tashquran village, Hilltop. Woman in burqua... 

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AFGHANISTAN. Kabul. 2008. Heroin addict in rehabilitation.Sang... 

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AFGHANISTAN. Kabul. 2008. Heroin addict in rehabilitation.Sang... 

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AFGHANISTAN. 2008.

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AFGHANISTAN. Kabul. 2008. Beggar. Wives of ex-combatants are... 

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AFGHANISTAN. Kabul. 2008. Street scene. Woman with pot. Old City.... 

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AFGHANISTAN. Kabul. 2008. Beggar asleep. Women without support... 

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