Andrew Quilty: Afghanistan
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Displaced by fighting and drought from their home province of Ghor and with temperatures well below freezing, men warm themselves around a fire at dawn by a highway where they and some 300 others had set up an informal camp. Herat, December 2013

Displaced by fighting and drought from their home province of Ghor and with temperatures well below freezing, men warm themselves around a fire at dawn by a highway where they and some 300 others had set up an informal camp. Herat, December 2013

Fighting dog Diwana, ‘Crazy’, drags his master’s son for strength conditioning at dawn on Bibi Mahru Hill in central Kabul. Kabul, December 2013

Fighting dog Diwana, ‘Crazy’, drags his master’s son for strength conditioning at dawn on Bibi Mahru Hill in central Kabul. Kabul, December 2013

Hitching a ride up ‘TV Mountain’, where thousands of families, particularly from north of Kabul, have settled, illegally, in search of work and the opportunities afforded by a big city in the years since the 2001. Kabul, December 2013

Hitching a ride up ‘TV Mountain’, where thousands of families, particularly from north of Kabul, have settled, illegally, in search of work and the opportunities afforded by a big city in the years since the 2001. Kabul, December 2013

Hasan wrestles with his fighting dog at sunrise on a hilltop in Kabul. Hasan remembers being caught while watching an illicit bout of the sport during the Taliban’s reign. His punishment was to face off against a fighting dog, himself. He still limp

Hasan wrestles with his fighting dog at sunrise on a hilltop in Kabul. Hasan remembers being caught while watching an illicit bout of the sport during the Taliban’s reign. His punishment was to face off against a fighting dog, himself. He still limps from his injuries today. Kabul, December 2013

At sunrise, young cricketers play on a field adjacent to the country’s national stadium. The sport became wildly popular in Afghanistan after the 5 million-odd Afghans who’d sought refuge in Pakistan through decades of war returned after 2001. Kabul

At sunrise, young cricketers play on a field adjacent to the country’s national stadium. The sport became wildly popular in Afghanistan after the 5 million-odd Afghans who’d sought refuge in Pakistan through decades of war returned after 2001. Kabul, December 2013

A wedding car drives toward the century-old Darulaman Palace on the southern outskirts of Kabul. The palace was badly damaged during the civil war of the 1990s. The foundations of the new national parliament building, financed by India, can be seen

A wedding car drives toward the century-old Darulaman Palace on the southern outskirts of Kabul. The palace was badly damaged during the civil war of the 1990s. The foundations of the new national parliament building, financed by India, can be seen at the right rear of frame. Kabul, December 2013

Young boys play football in one of the many derelict Soviet-era swimming pools that punctuate hilltops around Kabul. Kabul, December 2013

Young boys play football in one of the many derelict Soviet-era swimming pools that punctuate hilltops around Kabul. Kabul, December 2013

Even at sunrise in the dead of winter, a balloon-seller plies his trade in one of Kabul’s 50 informal settlements for displaced families. Kabul, December 2013

Even at sunrise in the dead of winter, a balloon-seller plies his trade in one of Kabul’s 50 informal settlements for displaced families. Kabul, December 2013

Dogs duel in a private venue for the sport that hosts several matches early on Friday mornings, in winter, in an area in Kabul’s west known as Company. Kabul, December 2013

Dogs duel in a private venue for the sport that hosts several matches early on Friday mornings, in winter, in an area in Kabul’s west known as Company. Kabul, December 2013

Kabul’s famous bird market, bustling on a Friday morning, the same day men typically parade and fight their birds. Kabul, December 2013

Kabul’s famous bird market, bustling on a Friday morning, the same day men typically parade and fight their birds. Kabul, December 2013

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Displaced by fighting and drought from their home province of Ghor and with temperatures well below freezing, men warm themselves around a fire at dawn by a highway where they and some 300 others had set up an informal camp. Herat, December 2013
Fighting dog Diwana, ‘Crazy’, drags his master’s son for strength conditioning at dawn on Bibi Mahru Hill in central Kabul. Kabul, December 2013
Hitching a ride up ‘TV Mountain’, where thousands of families, particularly from north of Kabul, have settled, illegally, in search of work and the opportunities afforded by a big city in the years since the 2001. Kabul, December 2013
Hasan wrestles with his fighting dog at sunrise on a hilltop in Kabul. Hasan remembers being caught while watching an illicit bout of the sport during the Taliban’s reign. His punishment was to face off against a fighting dog, himself. He still limp
At sunrise, young cricketers play on a field adjacent to the country’s national stadium. The sport became wildly popular in Afghanistan after the 5 million-odd Afghans who’d sought refuge in Pakistan through decades of war returned after 2001. Kabul
A wedding car drives toward the century-old Darulaman Palace on the southern outskirts of Kabul. The palace was badly damaged during the civil war of the 1990s. The foundations of the new national parliament building, financed by India, can be seen
Young boys play football in one of the many derelict Soviet-era swimming pools that punctuate hilltops around Kabul. Kabul, December 2013
Even at sunrise in the dead of winter, a balloon-seller plies his trade in one of Kabul’s 50 informal settlements for displaced families. Kabul, December 2013
Dogs duel in a private venue for the sport that hosts several matches early on Friday mornings, in winter, in an area in Kabul’s west known as Company. Kabul, December 2013
Kabul’s famous bird market, bustling on a Friday morning, the same day men typically parade and fight their birds. Kabul, December 2013