Last year I was working in Kabul and had a friend who was helping resettle refugees in Herat, so I decided to take a trip out there. Herat sits near the border with Iran and you can see the Iranian influence in the food, architecture, and some of the women's clothing.
Cautiously optimistic about newly elected President Hamid Karzai. After thirty years of war they are tired of fighting.
Afghan carpets are made by hand, entirely of wool and using natural dyes.
Young woman creates a prosthesis at the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) rehabilitation center in Kabul, Afghanistan.
While the local men and children often solicited me to have their picture taken, clowning and posing, the women were more reticent. I approached a small group of women in burqas and signaled that I would like to take their picture.
Shopkeeper in the old Kabul Marketplace.
Elderly man drinks chai in front of the local stationary store.
Kabul Marketplace