Naweed washes cars in the pound of sewage water.
Photo: Christopher Grabowski

Nick Putz clowns with boys at Aschiana.
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Shakib polishes shoes in front of a government ministry.
Photo: Christopher Grabowski

In the science class, Camilla Barry asked girls to balance cardboard butterflies on their noses to illustrate the laws of physics.
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Mujtaba is one of an estimated 28,000 street-working children in the Afghan capital, many of whom have lost one or both parents. They panhandle, work at low-paying menial jobs and scrounge for basic necessities.
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Mr. Atiq's caligraphy class at Aschiana. Two students, Khanwali and Shakib are missing in this picture as they were working that morning. They work close to the bazaar where Jamshidi (in front of Atiq in the picture) works. I photographed the three of them on the same day.
Photo: Christopher Grabowski

Azmarai spends days selling water around a busy bus station in downtown Kabul.
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In the caligraphy class at Aschiana students draw letters with wooden sticks on scraps of recycled paper or in notebooks already used by more advanced students writing essays with pencils.
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A hand-made poster on the wall depicts various types of landmines and ammunition. Knowledge about explosives is part of the curriculum in Aschiana girls' class.
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Fatana (left), Shogofa and Nargis start their work at dawn in the eggplant field on the outskirts of Kabul.
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Haroon burns incense in front of a meat vendor stall.
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Jamshidi sells plastic bags at the bazaar.
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Khanwali panhandles downtown with his father and sister.
Photo: Christopher Grabowski