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Out of the Dust - A Life in Afghanistan, by Hans Stakelbeek
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A girls' school in Uruzgan. This may seen ordinary, but it isn't. Under the Taliban regime, girls were banned from attending school. Despite the primitive circumstances, girls and boys now have better prospects because they can go to school again. Teaching is a dangerous and difficult profession. Some people are still not used to the idea that girls should attend school. And teachers have trouble getting paid. The money is brought from the capital, through an area that is still under Taliban control. So teachers hire smugglers who collect the money for them in town and take a cut for themselves., Fortunately, girls also attend school nowadays. Education is the key to Afghanistan's future and a priority of the Netherlands' contribution to the reconstruction effort. Afghanistan is a country of children and young people
Out of the Dust ¿ Life in Afghanistan, by Hans Stakelbeek- 2007
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OUT OF THE DUST - LIFE IN AFGHANISTAN
A powerful collection of images of everyday life in Afghanistan will be displayed for the first time in the UK in a new exhibition this summer.
'Out of the Dust - Life in Afghanistan' features images by Dutch photographer Hans Stakelbeek. The exhibition runs from 30 July-31 August 2008 at PM Gallery in west London.
In 2007 Hans Stakelbeek was commissioned by the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs to document the reconstruction of Afghanistan during the efforts to restore peace and stability to the country.
Stakelbeek made four trips last year, shooting in Kabul and Uruzgan, as well as other remote areas.
As the project developed, he also became interested in capt...
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