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Afghanistan
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By Edward Girardet Photographs by Steve McCurry
A nation shattered by wars, droughts, and earthquakes looks for signs of stability amid an uneasy peace.
Get a taste of what awaits you in print from this compelling excerpt. In late March I was forced to cancel a trip to Kandahar when I learned that Islamic radicals were preparing to attack expatriates in the region. Several days later armed men hijacked a humanitarian convoy near the city, executing the only foreigner in the group, a Salvadoran water engineer with the international Red Cross. The militants allegedly included representatives of the Taliban. Yet despite the resurgence of violence, much of Afghanistan is safer today than when I trekked its mountains and valleys as a reporter during the Soviet war. In snowy Paprok, where my latest travels began, all was quiet. Since my first visit in 1981 the town has been improved with a new road and, astoundingly, electricity. Small hydroelectric generators have been installed by Afghanaid, one of the three nongovernmental organizations, or NGOs, in the region, as well as by villagers themselves. | |
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