Ilkka Uimonen: Faces of Afghanistan
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Ilkka Uimonen: Faces of Afghanistan

Under Attack
Kabul, 1996

Caught in the cross fire between the Northern Alliance and the Taliban, widows and children cling to life in the back of a truck, fleeing a barrage of missiles and gunfire. The poor are the last to be ferried to safety by hired trucks that move civilians trapped in battle zones. Paying customers go first in evacuations.