Photo Library

These photos are a short selection to illustrate the different chapters.

A young man posing beside a Russian tank,Kandahar province
A young man posing beside
Russian tank,Kandahar province
US involvement in poppy eradication
US involvement in poppy eradication
Civilian victims of suicide bombing
Civilian victims of suicide bombing
Afghan people live in dramatic conditions
Afghan people live
in dramatic conditions
Azizi massacre: victim of international military coalition bombing
Azizi massacre: victim of
international military coalition bombing
Weapons widely available in Afghanistan
Weapons widely available in Afghanistan

Starving child in a refugee camp, Kandahar province
Starving child in a
refugee camp, Kandahar province.
After decades of conflict, millions of Afghans destitute
After decades of conflict,
millions of Afghans destitute.
Father and child, Kandahar province
Father and child, Kandahar province.
Abandoned by the international community?
Abandoned by the international community?
For some, no chance of going to school in the first place
For some, no chance of going
to school in the first place.
Refugee camp dwelling Kandahar province
Refugee camp dwelling Kandahar province.

Failed eradication counter-narcotics policies fuelling instability and violence
Failed eradication counter-narcotics
policies fuelling instability and violence.
Failed US and UK led counter narcotics policies mean that this Helmand farmer cannot feed his children
Failed US and UK led counter narcotics policies mean
that this Helmand farmer cannot feed his children
Licensed poppy cultivation could benefit rural Afghan farming communities
Licensed poppy cultivation could benefit
rural Afghan farming communities
Failed US and UK-led counter-narcotics policiesmean that this Helmand <br>farmer cannot feed there children
Failed US and UK-led counter-narcotics
policiesmean that this Helmand
farmer cannot feed there children
Afghan farmers are questioning why,<br> when their children are starving, eradication operations are being implemented
Afghan farmers are questioning why,
when their children are starving,
eradication operations are being implemented
This poppy eradication officer <br>(man in blue shirt) has just collected a bribe. His team will not eradicate this field
This poppy eradication officer
(man in blue shirt) has just collected a bribe.
His team will not eradicate this field

Run-down schools are lacking in resources with many to a class
Run-down schools are lacking in resources with many to a class
Most hospitals in Afghanistan are extremely basic and lack most of the necessary medical equipment
Most hospitals in Afghanistan are extremely basic and lack most of the necessary medical equipment
International community failing to provide solutions for lack of basic infrastructure
International community failing to provide solutions for lack of basic infrastructure
Regional power-holders in many areas of Afghanistan resist central government control
Regional power-holders in many areas of Afghanistan resist central government control
Five years on, Afghanistan’s most vulnerable failed by the international community
Five years on, Afghanistan’s most vulnerable failed by the international community
Afghan Security Forces on the road
Afghan Security Forces on the road

Failing Afghanistan’s children
Failing Afghanistan’s children
Elder at unregistered refugee camp<br> in Kandahar province pleading to the international community for assistance to feed his family
Elder at unregistered refugee camp
in Kandahar province pleading to the
international community for assistance to feed his family
Children sorting rubbish to sell for food
Children sorting rubbish to sell for food
Home for millions of Afghans
Home for millions of Afghans
Afghan children are starving
Afghan children are starving
Civilian casualties are mounting
Civilian casualties are mounting