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Sebastian Rich - UNHCR FINAL STILLS EDIT PERSHAWAR
The Waleed Taekwondo and Karate Centre in Padhana Afghan refugee camp in Haripour Pakistan give a demonstration of their skills in celebration of World refugee day 2015
The Waleed Taekwondo and Karate Centre in Padhana Afghan refugee camp in Haripour Pakistan give a demonstration of their skills in celebration of World refugee day 2015
The Waleed Taekwondo and Karate Centre in Padhana Afghan refugee camp in Haripour Pakistan give a demonstration of their skills in celebration of World refugee day 2015
The Waleed Taekwondo and Karate Centre in Padhana Afghan refugee camp in Haripour Pakistan give a demonstration of their skills in celebration of World refugee day 2015
The Waleed Taekwondo and Karate Centre in Padhana Afghan refugee camp in Haripour Pakistan give a demonstration of their skills in celebration of World refugee day 2015
The Waleed Taekwondo and Karate Centre in Padhana Afghan refugee camp in Haripour Pakistan give a demonstration of their skills in celebration of World refugee day 2015
The Waleed Taekwondo and Karate Centre in Padhana Afghan refugee camp in Haripour Pakistan give a demonstration of their skills in celebration of World refugee day 2015
The Waleed Taekwondo and Karate Centre in Padhana Afghan refugee camp in Haripour Pakistan give a demonstration of their skills in celebration of World refugee day 2015
The Waleed Taekwondo and Karate Centre in Padhana Afghan refugee camp in Haripour Pakistan give a demonstration of their skills in celebration of World refugee day 2015
The Waleed Taekwondo and Karate Centre in Padhana Afghan refugee camp in Haripour Pakistan give a demonstration of their skills in celebration of World refugee day 2015
The Waleed Taekwondo and Karate Centre in Padhana Afghan refugee camp in Haripour Pakistan give a demonstration of their skills in celebration of World refugee day 2015
The Waleed Taekwondo and Karate Centre in Padhana Afghan refugee camp in Haripour Pakistan give a demonstration of their skills in celebration of World refugee day 2015
The Waleed Taekwondo and Karate Centre in Padhana Afghan refugee camp in Haripour Pakistan give a demonstration of their skills in celebration of World refugee day 2015
The Waleed Taekwondo and Karate Centre in Padhana Afghan refugee camp in Haripour Pakistan give a demonstration of their skills in celebration of World refugee day 2015
The Waleed Taekwondo and Karate Centre in Padhana Afghan refugee camp in Haripour Pakistan give a demonstration of their skills in celebration of World refugee day 2015
The Waleed Taekwondo and Karate Centre in Padhana Afghan refugee camp in Haripour Pakistan give a demonstration of their skills in celebration of World refugee day 2015
The girls of MSG 082 School in Padhana Afghan refugee camp in Haripour Pakistan give a performance of dance in celebration of World refugee day 2015
The girls of MSG 082 School in Padhana Afghan refugee camp in Haripour Pakistan give a performance of dance in celebration of World refugee day 2015
The girls of MSG 082 School in Padhana Afghan refugee camp in Haripour Pakistan give a performance of dance in celebration of World refugee day 2015
The girls of MSG 082 School in Padhana Afghan refugee camp in Haripour Pakistan give a performance of dance in celebration of World refugee day 2015
The girls of MSG 082 School in Padhana Afghan refugee camp in Haripour Pakistan give a performance of dance in celebration of World refugee day 2015
The girls of MSG 082 School in Padhana Afghan refugee camp in Haripour Pakistan give a performance of dance in celebration of World refugee day 2015
This is Zangi Khan a refugee from Pakti Province Afghanistan. He is cutting firewood for his family for cooking.He left Afghanistan when he was eight years ols but remember so much and desperatly wants to go home. He has seven children six sons and one daughter all born in the camp - Padhana Afghan refugee camp Village) in Haripour Pakistan The camp has been in Haripour for thirty years
This is Zangi Khan a refugee from Pakti Province Afghanistan. He is cutting firewood for his family for cooking.He left Afghanistan when he was eight years ols but remember so much and desperatly wants to go home. He has seven children six sons and one daughter all born in the camp - Padhana Afghan refugee camp Village) in Haripour Pakistan The camp has been in Haripour for thirty years
Shadama is sixty years old and came to the camp in 1979 from Pakti Province Afghanistan he has five daughters and two sons born in the camp,plus he now has two grandsons and two grand daughters Padhana Afghan refugee camp (Village) in Haripour Pakistan The camp has been in Haripour for thirty years. He says that he misses everything about Afghanistan.
This is Doctor Dadmuhammad Thirty six years old trained as a doctor in Jalalab Afghanistan but was forced to flee during heavy fighting in 2005. He says he missus Afghanistan so much and would give anything to return home and practice medicine. But for now he helps as best he can in the Afghan refugee community . Padhana Afghan refugee camp Village) in Haripour Pakistan The camp has been in Haripour for thirty years
Street life in Padhana Afghan refugee camp Village) in Haripour Pakistan. Elderly shopkeeper The camp has been in Haripour for thirty years
Carpet weavers in Turkman Afghan refugee Village Pakistan. They weave carpets for a dealer/buyer in Perhawar who then sells them to European clients. They also make carpets to order for other refugees in the Village
Hajra aged eight weaves carpet with other weavers in Turkman Afghan refugee Village Pakistan. They weave carpets for a dealer/buyer in Perhawar who then sells them to European clients. They also make carpets to order for other refugees in the Village. Hajra says she does not like weaving at all but it helps my family I would rather be playing though.
Carpet weavers in Turkman Afghan refugee Village Pakistan. They weave carpets for a dealer/buyer in Perhawar who then sells them to European clients. They also make carpets to order for other refugees in the Village
Sisters good freinds and carpet wevers right Ayesha aged ten, middle Ughul aged seven left Hajra aged eight. in Turkman Afghan refugee Village Pakistan. They weave carpets for a dealer/buyer in Perhawar who then sells them to European clients. They also make carpets to order for other refugees in the Village
Fellow Carpet weavers in Turkman Afghan refugee Village Pakistan. Left Mohammad Nazar aged fifteen, Centre Allah Beadi aged thirty one , right Haq Mohammad aged thirty six They weave carpets for a dealer/buyer in Perhawar who then sells them to European clients. They also make carpets to order for other refugees in the Village
Yaghmur is thirty-five years old and has been deaf and dumb since birth. His mother Qurban seventy years old is also profoundly deaf and is severely disabled by a stroke she suffered three years ago. Her eyesight is also failing rapidly. The pair fled from Jawzjam, Afghanistan fifteen years ago because of fierce fighting between Mujahedeen and The Northern alliance, their village was caught in the middle of fierce battles. They escaped Afghanistan on mules with just the clothes on their backs to reach the safety of The UNHCR Afghan refugee village ‘Turkman’ in Pakistan. Qurban (his mother) had two daughters but they died of the measles virus five years before they fled from Afghanistan. Her husband died twenty-five years ago in Kabul Afghanistan from Tuberculosis.Yaghmur when asked about if he had any problems in the village with his disabilities says “ no not at all I am strong for my mother who I have to look after all the time ‘ Yaghmur works in the local brickmaking factory twelve hours a day six days a week earning just eighteen dollars a week. His biggest desire is to save enough money to buy a fridge so that he can prepare his mothers meals and keep them fresh in the fridge so he doesn’t have to come home twice a day from work to feed her. His mother is now completely immobile and he has to help her onto a cart that he made from scrap wood and metal that serves as a very rudimentary wheel chair. He does everything for her including feeding her, washing her and changing her clothesWhen asked about his future prospects he says that he would like to get married and start a family but is not sure if any woman would have him or find him attractive with his disabilities! But for now he wants to save enough money to get a better house in the village.When asked about how he communicates with people in the village he explains that he and his best friend Khan Mohammad thirty four years old invented a sign language between them twelve years ago now most of hi
Yaghmur is thirty-five years old and has been deaf and dumb since birth. His mother Qurban seventy years old is also profoundly deaf and is severely disabled by a stroke she suffered three years ago. Her eyesight is also failing rapidly. The pair fled from Jawzjam, Afghanistan fifteen years ago because of fierce fighting between Mujahedeen and The Northern alliance, their village was caught in the middle of fierce battles. They escaped Afghanistan on mules with just the clothes on their backs to reach the safety of The UNHCR Afghan refugee village ‘Turkman’ in Pakistan. Qurban (his mother) had two daughters but they died of the measles virus five years before they fled from Afghanistan. Her husband died twenty-five years ago in Kabul Afghanistan from Tuberculosis.Yaghmur when asked about if he had any problems in the village with his disabilities says “ no not at all I am strong for my mother who I have to look after all the time ‘ Yaghmur works in the local brickmaking factory twelve hours a day six days a week earning just eighteen dollars a week. His biggest desire is to save enough money to buy a fridge so that he can prepare his mothers meals and keep them fresh in the fridge so he doesn’t have to come home twice a day from work to feed her. His mother is now completely immobile and he has to help her onto a cart that he made from scrap wood and metal that serves as a very rudimentary wheel chair. He does everything for her including feeding her, washing her and changing her clothesWhen asked about his future prospects he says that he would like to get married and start a family but is not sure if any woman would have him or find him attractive with his disabilities! But for now he wants to save enough money to get a better house in the village.When asked about how he communicates with people in the village he explains that he and his best friend Khan Mohammad thirty four years old invented a sign language between them twelve years ago now most of hi
Yaghmur is thirty-five years old and has been deaf and dumb since birth. His mother Qurban seventy years old is also profoundly deaf and is severely disabled by a stroke she suffered three years ago. Her eyesight is also failing rapidly. The pair fled from Jawzjam, Afghanistan fifteen years ago because of fierce fighting between Mujahedeen and The Northern alliance, their village was caught in the middle of fierce battles. They escaped Afghanistan on mules with just the clothes on their backs to reach the safety of The UNHCR Afghan refugee village ‘Turkman’ in Pakistan. Qurban (his mother) had two daughters but they died of the measles virus five years before they fled from Afghanistan. Her husband died twenty-five years ago in Kabul Afghanistan from Tuberculosis.Yaghmur when asked about if he had any problems in the village with his disabilities says “ no not at all I am strong for my mother who I have to look after all the time ‘ Yaghmur works in the local brickmaking factory twelve hours a day six days a week earning just eighteen dollars a week. His biggest desire is to save enough money to buy a fridge so that he can prepare his mothers meals and keep them fresh in the fridge so he doesn’t have to come home twice a day from work to feed her. His mother is now completely immobile and he has to help her onto a cart that he made from scrap wood and metal that serves as a very rudimentary wheel chair. He does everything for her including feeding her, washing her and changing her clothesWhen asked about his future prospects he says that he would like to get married and start a family but is not sure if any woman would have him or find him attractive with his disabilities! But for now he wants to save enough money to get a better house in the village.When asked about how he communicates with people in the village he explains that he and his best friend Khan Mohammad thirty four years old invented a sign language between them twelve years ago now most of hi
Yaghmur is thirty-five years old and has been deaf and dumb since birth. His mother Qurban seventy years old is also profoundly deaf and is severely disabled by a stroke she suffered three years ago. Her eyesight is also failing rapidly. The pair fled from Jawzjam, Afghanistan fifteen years ago because of fierce fighting between Mujahedeen and The Northern alliance, their village was caught in the middle of fierce battles. They escaped Afghanistan on mules with just the clothes on their backs to reach the safety of The UNHCR Afghan refugee village ‘Turkman’ in Pakistan. Qurban (his mother) had two daughters but they died of the measles virus five years before they fled from Afghanistan. Her husband died twenty-five years ago in Kabul Afghanistan from Tuberculosis.Yaghmur when asked about if he had any problems in the village with his disabilities says “ no not at all I am strong for my mother who I have to look after all the time ‘ Yaghmur works in the local brickmaking factory twelve hours a day six days a week earning just eighteen dollars a week. His biggest desire is to save enough money to buy a fridge so that he can prepare his mothers meals and keep them fresh in the fridge so he doesn’t have to come home twice a day from work to feed her. His mother is now completely immobile and he has to help her onto a cart that he made from scrap wood and metal that serves as a very rudimentary wheel chair. He does everything for her including feeding her, washing her and changing her clothesWhen asked about his future prospects he says that he would like to get married and start a family but is not sure if any woman would have him or find him attractive with his disabilities! But for now he wants to save enough money to get a better house in the village.When asked about how he communicates with people in the village he explains that he and his best friend Khan Mohammad thirty four years old invented a sign language between them twelve years ago now most of hi
Yaghmur is thirty-five years old and has been deaf and dumb since birth. His mother Qurban seventy years old is also profoundly deaf and is severely disabled by a stroke she suffered three years ago. Her eyesight is also failing rapidly. The pair fled from Jawzjam, Afghanistan fifteen years ago because of fierce fighting between Mujahedeen and The Northern alliance, their village was caught in the middle of fierce battles. They escaped Afghanistan on mules with just the clothes on their backs to reach the safety of The UNHCR Afghan refugee village ‘Turkman’ in Pakistan. Qurban (his mother) had two daughters but they died of the measles virus five years before they fled from Afghanistan. Her husband died twenty-five years ago in Kabul Afghanistan from Tuberculosis.Yaghmur when asked about if he had any problems in the village with his disabilities says “ no not at all I am strong for my mother who I have to look after all the time ‘ Yaghmur works in the local brickmaking factory twelve hours a day six days a week earning just eighteen dollars a week. His biggest desire is to save enough money to buy a fridge so that he can prepare his mothers meals and keep them fresh in the fridge so he doesn’t have to come home twice a day from work to feed her. His mother is now completely immobile and he has to help her onto a cart that he made from scrap wood and metal that serves as a very rudimentary wheel chair. He does everything for her including feeding her, washing her and changing her clothesWhen asked about his future prospects he says that he would like to get married and start a family but is not sure if any woman would have him or find him attractive with his disabilities! But for now he wants to save enough money to get a better house in the village.When asked about how he communicates with people in the village he explains that he and his best friend Khan Mohammad thirty four years old invented a sign language between them twelve years ago now most of hi
Yaghmur is thirty-five years old and has been deaf and dumb since birth. His mother Qurban seventy years old is also profoundly deaf and is severely disabled by a stroke she suffered three years ago. Her eyesight is also failing rapidly. The pair fled from Jawzjam, Afghanistan fifteen years ago because of fierce fighting between Mujahedeen and The Northern alliance, their village was caught in the middle of fierce battles. They escaped Afghanistan on mules with just the clothes on their backs to reach the safety of The UNHCR Afghan refugee village ‘Turkman’ in Pakistan. Qurban (his mother) had two daughters but they died of the measles virus five years before they fled from Afghanistan. Her husband died twenty-five years ago in Kabul Afghanistan from Tuberculosis.Yaghmur when asked about if he had any problems in the village with his disabilities says “ no not at all I am strong for my mother who I have to look after all the time ‘ Yaghmur works in the local brickmaking factory twelve hours a day six days a week earning just eighteen dollars a week. His biggest desire is to save enough money to buy a fridge so that he can prepare his mothers meals and keep them fresh in the fridge so he doesn’t have to come home twice a day from work to feed her. His mother is now completely immobile and he has to help her onto a cart that he made from scrap wood and metal that serves as a very rudimentary wheel chair. He does everything for her including feeding her, washing her and changing her clothesWhen asked about his future prospects he says that he would like to get married and start a family but is not sure if any woman would have him or find him attractive with his disabilities! But for now he wants to save enough money to get a better house in the village.When asked about how he communicates with people in the village he explains that he and his best friend Khan Mohammad thirty four years old invented a sign language between them twelve years ago now most of hi
Yaghmur is thirty-five years old and has been deaf and dumb since birth. His mother Qurban seventy years old is also profoundly deaf and is severely disabled by a stroke she suffered three years ago. Her eyesight is also failing rapidly. The pair fled from Jawzjam, Afghanistan fifteen years ago because of fierce fighting between Mujahedeen and The Northern alliance, their village was caught in the middle of fierce battles. They escaped Afghanistan on mules with just the clothes on their backs to reach the safety of The UNHCR Afghan refugee village ‘Turkman’ in Pakistan. Qurban (his mother) had two daughters but they died of the measles virus five years before they fled from Afghanistan. Her husband died twenty-five years ago in Kabul Afghanistan from Tuberculosis.Yaghmur when asked about if he had any problems in the village with his disabilities says “ no not at all I am strong for my mother who I have to look after all the time ‘ Yaghmur works in the local brickmaking factory twelve hours a day six days a week earning just eighteen dollars a week. His biggest desire is to save enough money to buy a fridge so that he can prepare his mothers meals and keep them fresh in the fridge so he doesn’t have to come home twice a day from work to feed her. His mother is now completely immobile and he has to help her onto a cart that he made from scrap wood and metal that serves as a very rudimentary wheel chair. He does everything for her including feeding her, washing her and changing her clothesWhen asked about his future prospects he says that he would like to get married and start a family but is not sure if any woman would have him or find him attractive with his disabilities! But for now he wants to save enough money to get a better house in the village.When asked about how he communicates with people in the village he explains that he and his best friend Khan Mohammad thirty four years old invented a sign language between them twelve years ago now most of hi
Widow Qurdsan Gul sixty-five years old an Afghan refugee from Balkh province Afghanistan now lives with her son Jura twenty-two years old .Her husband died of a burst appendix in Afghanistan. She was alone with her son and daughters when fierce fighting broke out in her village and they hid behind walls to try and be safe from the bombings and gunfire.It took fifteen days to get to The UNHCR Turkman refugee Village in Pakistan crossing the formidable mountain range ‘The Hindu Kush’ in mid winter. She says she nearly froze to death. One of her friends who was a little older than her did die on the march across the mountains from severe cold “ we buried her in the mountains” she says.Qurdan admits that she is an opium addict! She had an accident and used opium to kill the pain but is now addicted. She weaves carpets for a dealer in Peshawar to pay for her addiction and to make ends meet. Her Son Jura is working off a huge loan by working twelve hours a day six days a week in the boiling heat of a local brick factory. He took out the loan with the brick factories owner to pay for his sisters wedding. His weekly wage is the equivalent of just eighteen dollars! The loan will take him seven and a half years to pay back if he is lucky and get the continuity of work with the brick factory.Qurdan says that the main problem for her in the Village is that because her son is working so hard and such long hours at the brick factory that she has to do everything herself in the house, which is difficult for her. When asked what she wanted for the future she says’ I want to see my son married, and I want to see my grandchildren.Qurdan’s two daughters married and are back in Afghanistan. She says that she has no home in Afghanistan and does not want to return “my life is here now’’
Widow Qurdsan Gul sixty-five years old an Afghan refugee from Balkh province Afghanistan now lives with her son Jura twenty-two years old .Her husband died of a burst appendix in Afghanistan. She was alone with her son and daughters when fierce fighting broke out in her village and they hid behind walls to try and be safe from the bombings and gunfire.It took fifteen days to get to The UNHCR Turkman refugee Village in Pakistan crossing the formidable mountain range ‘The Hindu Kush’ in mid winter. She says she nearly froze to death. One of her friends who was a little older than her did die on the march across the mountains from severe cold “ we buried her in the mountains” she says.Qurdan admits that she is an opium addict! She had an accident and used opium to kill the pain but is now addicted. She weaves carpets for a dealer in Peshawar to pay for her addiction and to make ends meet. Her Son Jura is working off a huge loan by working twelve hours a day six days a week in the boiling heat of a local brick factory. He took out the loan with the brick factories owner to pay for his sisters wedding. His weekly wage is the equivalent of just eighteen dollars! The loan will take him seven and a half years to pay back if he is lucky and get the continuity of work with the brick factory.Qurdan says that the main problem for her in the Village is that because her son is working so hard and such long hours at the brick factory that she has to do everything herself in the house, which is difficult for her. When asked what she wanted for the future she says’ I want to see my son married, and I want to see my grandchildren.Qurdan’s two daughters married and are back in Afghanistan. She says that she has no home in Afghanistan and does not want to return “my life is here now’’
Widow Qurdsan Gul sixty-five years old an Afghan refugee from Balkh province Afghanistan now lives with her son Jura twenty-two years old and two daughters. Her husband died of a burst appendix in Afghanistan. She was alone with her son and daughters when fierce fighting broke out in her village and they hid behind walls to try and be safe from the bombings and gunfire.It took fifteen days to get to The UNHCR Turkman refugee Village in Pakistan crossing the formidable mountain range ‘The Hindu Kush’ in mid winter. She says she nearly froze to death. One of her friends who was a little older than her did die on the march across the mountains from severe cold “ we buried her in the mountains” she says.Qurdan admits that she is an opium addict! She had an accident and used opium to kill the pain but is now addicted. She weaves carpets for a dealer in Peshawar to pay for her addiction and to make ends meet. Her Son Jura is working off a huge loan by working twelve hours a day six days a week in the boiling heat of a local brick factory. He took out the loan with the brick factories owner to pay for his sisters wedding. His weekly wage is the equivalent of just eighteen dollars! The loan will take him seven and a half years to pay back if he is lucky and get the continuity of work with the brick factory.Qurdan says that the main problem for her in the Village is that because her son is working so hard and such long hours at the brick factory that she has to do everything herself in the house, which is difficult for her. When asked what she wanted for the future she says’ I want to see my son married, and I want to see my grandchildren.Qurdan’s two daughters married and are back in Afghanistan. She says that she has no home in Afghanistan and does not want to return “my life is here now’’
Maria is forty-nine years old and fled from Jawzjan Province Afghanistan eighteen years ago because of heavy fighting. Rival Mujahedeen factions constantly fought for control over the village, which made it impossible to live. It took four days in the back of an open flatbed truck to get to the safety of the UNHCR refugee village Turkman in Pakistan. They left so quickly because of the danger with just the clothes on their back, her husband could not carry anything because he was very sick with tuberculosis.Maria has unfortunately been widowed twice! Her first husband just fifty years old had an unknown illness. He fell sick in Afghanistan and passed away in four days of becoming ill. Her second husband died of a heart attack four years ago in Pakistan. Her children by her second husband, Abdulrehman aged nine and his sister Hanifi six years old sadly do not remember their father. Maria says that she does not want to go back to Afghanistan, as there is nothing to go back to now. Her son is at school now and I want him to have an education. I do miss my country and my parents who are still alive and live in Jawzjan. But I will stay here for the sake of my children it is safer. When asked if the tragedies in her life made her stronger, she says that yes they have, I am strong but I blame my father for my sadness and I am so angry with him, my marriages both of them were arranged for me. If my father had not arranged them I would not have had such sadness in my life, but now I am strong. I want to stay in Pakistan for my childrenMaria makes a living by preparing wool for the carpets weavers. She also helps anyone in the community who needs her help. She says it is my duty to help others.
Maria is forty-nine years old and fled from Jawzjan Province Afghanistan eighteen years ago because of heavy fighting. Rival Mujahedeen factions constantly fought for control over the village, which made it impossible to live. It took four days in the back of an open flatbed truck to get to the safety of the UNHCR refugee village Turkman in Pakistan. They left so quickly because of the danger with just the clothes on their back, her husband could not carry anything because he was very sick with tuberculosis.Maria has unfortunately been widowed twice! Her first husband just fifty years old had an unknown illness. He fell sick in Afghanistan and passed away in four days of becoming ill. Her second husband died of a heart attack four years ago in Pakistan. Her children by her second husband, Abdulrehman aged nine and his sister Hanifi six years old sadly do not remember their father. Maria says that she does not want to go back to Afghanistan, as there is nothing to go back to now. Her son is at school now and I want him to have an education. I do miss my country and my parents who are still alive and live in Jawzjan. But I will stay here for the sake of my children it is safer. When asked if the tragedies in her life made her stronger, she says that yes they have, I am strong but I blame my father for my sadness and I am so angry with him, my marriages both of them were arranged for me. If my father had not arranged them I would not have had such sadness in my life, but now I am strong. I want to stay in Pakistan for my childrenMaria makes a living by preparing wool for the carpets weavers. She also helps anyone in the community who needs her help. She says it is my duty to help others.
Yaghmur is thirty-five years old and has been deaf and dumb since birth. His mother Qurban seventy years old is also profoundly deaf and is severely disabled by a stroke she suffered three years ago. Her eyesight is also failing rapidly. The pair fled from Jawzjam, Afghanistan fifteen years ago because of fierce fighting between Mujahedeen and The Northern alliance, their village was caught in the middle of fierce battles. They escaped Afghanistan on mules with just the clothes on their backs to reach the safety of The UNHCR Afghan refugee village ‘Turkman’ in Pakistan. Qurban (his mother) had two daughters but they died of the measles virus five years before they fled from Afghanistan. Her husband died twenty-five years ago in Kabul Afghanistan from Tuberculosis.Yaghmur when asked about if he had any problems in the village with his disabilities says “ no not at all I am strong for my mother who I have to look after all the time ‘ Yaghmur works in the local brickmaking factory twelve hours a day six days a week earning just eighteen dollars a week. His biggest desire is to save enough money to buy a fridge so that he can prepare his mothers meals and keep them fresh in the fridge so he doesn’t have to come home twice a day from work to feed her. His mother is now completely immobile and he has to help her onto a cart that he made from scrap wood and metal that serves as a very rudimentary wheel chair. He does everything for her including feeding her, washing her and changing her clothesWhen asked about his future prospects he says that he would like to get married and start a family but is not sure if any woman would have him or find him attractive with his disabilities! But for now he wants to save enough money to get a better house in the village.When asked about how he communicates with people in the village he explains that he and his best friend Khan Mohammad thirty four years old invented a sign language between them twelve years ago now most of hi
Jura twenty-two years old son of Widow Qurdsan Gul sixty-five years old an Afghan refugee from Balkh province Afghanistan . Her husband died of a burst appendix in Afghanistan. She was alone with her son and daughters when fierce fighting broke out in her village and they hid behind walls to try and be safe from the bombings and gunfire.It took fifteen days to get to The UNHCR Turkman refugee Village in Pakistan crossing the formidable mountain range ‘The Hindu Kush’ in mid winter. She says she nearly froze to death. One of her friends who was a little older than her did die on the march across the mountains from severe cold “ we buried her in the mountains” she says.Qurdan admits that she is an opium addict! She had an accident and used opium to kill the pain but is now addicted. She weaves carpets for a dealer in Peshawar to pay for her addiction and to make ends meet. Her Son Jura is working off a huge loan by working twelve hours a day six days a week in the boiling heat of a local brick factory. He took out the loan with the brick factories owner to pay for his sisters wedding. His weekly wage is the equivalent of just eighteen dollars! The loan will take him seven and a half years to pay back if he is lucky and get the continuity of work with the brick factory.Qurdan says that the main problem for her in the Village is that because her son is working so hard and such long hours at the brick factory that she has to do everything herself in the house, which is difficult for her. When asked what she wanted for the future she says’ I want to see my son married, and I want to see my grandchildren.Qurdan’s two daughters married and are back in Afghanistan. She says that she has no home in Afghanistan and does not want to return “my life is here now’’
Jura twenty-two years old son of Widow Qurdsan Gul sixty-five years old an Afghan refugee from Balkh province Afghanistan . Her husband died of a burst appendix in Afghanistan. She was alone with her son and daughters when fierce fighting broke out in her village and they hid behind walls to try and be safe from the bombings and gunfire.It took fifteen days to get to The UNHCR Turkman refugee Village in Pakistan crossing the formidable mountain range ‘The Hindu Kush’ in mid winter. She says she nearly froze to death. One of her friends who was a little older than her did die on the march across the mountains from severe cold “ we buried her in the mountains” she says.Qurdan admits that she is an opium addict! She had an accident and used opium to kill the pain but is now addicted. She weaves carpets for a dealer in Peshawar to pay for her addiction and to make ends meet. Her Son Jura is working off a huge loan by working twelve hours a day six days a week in the boiling heat of a local brick factory. He took out the loan with the brick factories owner to pay for his sisters wedding. His weekly wage is the equivalent of just eighteen dollars! The loan will take him seven and a half years to pay back if he is lucky and get the continuity of work with the brick factory.Qurdan says that the main problem for her in the Village is that because her son is working so hard and such long hours at the brick factory that she has to do everything herself in the house, which is difficult for her. When asked what she wanted for the future she says’ I want to see my son married, and I want to see my grandchildren.Qurdan’s two daughters married and are back in Afghanistan. She says that she has no home in Afghanistan and does not want to return “my life is here now’’
Name: SaraAge: 13Grade: 7thProvince of Origin: Laghman, AfghanistanCurrent location: Kababian Refugee Village, PeshawarIn this image sara's father who is a great supportet of her education helps her with her school work.Sara is the only child of her parents who is studying at school while her 4 brothers and one sister are out of school due to the unavailability of free education after grade 8th inside the Refugee Village. Her aged and disabled father cannot financially support his family but he is a huge supporter of female education. Her mother supports the family financially by sewing cloths and her brother also work as daily wage labourers. Sara and her parents want her to complete studies but that is only possible if her school is upgraded from primary school to high school. Sara’s school is roughly 2 km away from her home and every morning she takes a shortcut walk to reach school through cornfield ( not very fancy looking fields) . Her parents are also concerned about her safety because they know the cornfields are house to many drug addicts and criminals.Generally financial constraint is the second biggest reason after cultural sensitivities that prevent many girls from continuing their studies. According to teachers at Sara’s school, there were a few instances of dropout but after the School Management Committee’s interventions, parents agreed to resend their daughters to school.
Name: Mudeer s/o Hayat KhanAge: 12Grade: 5thCurrent location: Kababian Refugee Village, PeshawarAt the age of 12, Mudeer is the only breadwinner of a 14-member large family. His father was a baker but for over a year now he has been ill and unable to work. In the morning, Mudeer attends schools and from noon until late night he goes to a crowded market in Peshawar city to work, where he earns Rs. 200 to Rs. 300 (USD 2 to 3) daily. . Mudeer’s father bought him a small weight machine, which he carries from one street to the other, from shop to shop and askong shoppers to check their weight. For each try, Mudeer charges Rs. 10. His father is crippled and cannot work.
Name: Mudeer s/o Hayat KhanAge: 12Grade: 5thCurrent location: Kababian Refugee Village, PeshawarAt the age of 12, Mudeer is the only breadwinner of a 14-member large family. His father was a baker but for over a year now he has been ill and unable to work. In the morning, Mudeer attends schools and from noon until late night he goes to a crowded market in Peshawar city to work, where he earns Rs. 200 to Rs. 300 (USD 2 to 3) daily. . Mudeer’s father bought him a small weight machine, which he carries from one street to the other, from shop to shop and askong shoppers to check their weight. For each try, Mudeer charges Rs. 10. His father is crippled and cannot work.
Name: Khudaidad s/o DeendarAge: 13Grade: 7thProvince of Origin: Nigarhar, AfghanistanCurrent location: Khurasan, Refugee Village, PeshawarKhudaidad is a position holder, bright student who attends school in the morning and spend his evening at a small tailoring set-up his brothers have establish at home for living. Khudaidad’s father died oof cancer four years ago and now it’s up to him and his brothers to support their mother and sisters. Khudaidad wants to become a doctor, but he is not sure if his bleak financial resources would allow his to continue his studies after school.
Palwasha is twenty years old an Afghan refugee from Jalalabad in Afghanistan in The Khyber Teaching Hospital Pershawar,Pakistan. She gave birth to twin boys nine days ago, Ahmed and Mohammad. The twins were a month preemature and she says without the hospital being as good as it is my babies probably would not be alive. She is happy that they are twin boys" this is a blessing from God" The New Born UNIT The Khyber Teaching Hospital Pershawar,Pakistan. now has a capacity for forty new borns at any one time including an ICU for premature babies . UNHCRs funding incresased the new born capacity by 100 hundred percent from twenty to forty .
Kautara (mothers name) a Afghan refugee with her 14 day old newborn son in The Khyber Teaching Hospital Pershawar,Pakistan. The New Born UNIT now has a capacity for forty new borns at any one time . UNHCRs funding incresased the new born capacity by 100 hundred percent from twenty to forty .This is Kautara's 11th child but unfortuanetly he ( no name given yet ) has Downes Syndrome. Kautara says the little boy was a mistake as she has been taking the pill for the last two years but fears that she might have been sold fake birth control pills. " please no more children" she says. When asked how she will cope with an 11th child woth a disability she says." he is a blessing and a curse at the same time, but I will do my best for my baby , what else can I do !"
Afghan refugee children in the UNHCR refugee village 'Khazana Refugee Village" Pakistan cool off in the sweltering forty seven degree heat.
Afghan refugee children in the UNHCR refugee village 'Khazana Refugee Village" Pakistan cool off in the sweltering forty seven degree heat.
Afghan refugee children in the UNHCR refugee village 'Khazana Refugee Village" Pakistan cool off in the sweltering forty seven degree heat.
Khazana UNHCR Refugee Village Pakistan. Zahid is ten years old an Afghan refugee. He takes cotton home for his five sisters to prepare for weaving and making pillows.
Khazana UNHCR Refugee Village Pakistan. Adil Yousef is sixteen years old and sells ice lollies in the campo to eager young Afghan refugee children. He buys in bulk 500 ice lollies everday and with luck will sell all in these hot summer days and hopefully will make a profit of four dollars a day " My dream is to be a taxi driver" he says. Adil has only had one month of school and has no plans to go back to school.
Khazana UNHCR Refugee Village Pakistan. Adil Yousef is sixteen years old and sells ice lollies in the campo to eager young Afghan refugee children. He buys in bulk 500 ice lollies everday and with luck will sell all in these hot summer days and hopefully will make a profit of four dollars a day " My dream is to be a taxi driver" he says. Adil has only had one month of school and has no plans to go back to school.
Khazana UNHCR Refugee Village Pakistan. Adil Yousef is sixteen years old and sells ice lollies in the campo to eager young Afghan refugee children. He buys in bulk 500 ice lollies everday and with luck will sell all in these hot summer days and hopefully will make a profit of four dollars a day " My dream is to be a taxi driver" he says. Adil has only had one month of school and has no plans to go back to school.
Khazana UNHCR Refugee Village Pakistan. A young Afghan refugee does the family washing.
UNHCR repatriation centre Pershawar Pakistan four brother four wives and twntyfour children wait for the process of becoming an ex refugee to be completedso that they can start the long journey home to Afghanistan. The brothers have been refugees in Pakistan for thirty five years and all their children have never set foot on Afghan soil "we feel safer in Afghanistan than Pakistan now time to go home "
UNHCR repatriation centre Pershawar Pakistan four brother four wives and twntyfour children wait for the process of becoming an ex refugee to be completedso that they can start the long journey home to Afghanistan. The brothers have been refugees in Pakistan for thirty five years and all their children have never set foot on Afghan soil "we feel safer in Afghanistan than Pakistan now time to go home "
UNHCR repatriation centre Pershawar Pakistan four brother four wives and twntyfour children wait for the process of becoming an ex refugee to be completedso that they can start the long journey home to Afghanistan. The brothers have been refugees in Pakistan for thirty five years and all their children have never set foot on Afghan soil "we feel safer in Afghanistan than Pakistan now time to go home "
UNHCR repatriation centre Pershawar Pakistan Qadir Rafiq fifty nine years old and his children wait for the process of becoming an ex refugee to be completedso that they can start the long journey home to Afghanistan.
UNHCR repatriation centre Pershawar Pakistan Qadir Rafiq fifty nine years old and his children wait for the process of becoming an ex refugee to be completedso that they can start the long journey home to Afghanistan.
UNHCR repatriation centre Pershawar families and their worldy goods wait for the process of becoming an ex refugee to be completed so that they can start the long journey home to Afghanistan.
UNHCR repatriation centre Pershawar Isra seven years old waits for the process of becoming an ex refugee to be completed so that they can start the long journey home to Afghanistan.
UNHCR repatriation centre Pershawar families and their worldy goods wait for the process of becoming an ex refugee to be completed so that they can start the long journey home to Afghanistan.
UNHCR repatriation centre Pershawar Pirmohammad nine years old with his families worldy goods wait for the process of becoming an ex refugee to be completed so that they can start the long journey home to Afghanistan. " I have never been to Afghanistan I am so excited , my father told me it is a wonderful country , yes I am excited "
UNHCR repatriation centre Pershawar families and their worldy goods wait for the process of becoming an ex refugee to be completed so that they can start the long journey home to Afghanistan.This is the family of Niaza who is thirty years old born in Pakistam, never seen Afghanistan but says " Afghanistan is a safer place than Pakistan and I want to bring uo my children my families homeland. The security is good now, it is the time to go". He has six children three boys and three girls.
UNHCR repatriation centre Pershawar families and their worldy goods wait for the process of becoming an ex refugee to be completed so that they can start the long journey home to Afghanistan.This is the family of Niaza who is thirty years old born in Pakistam, never seen Afghanistan but says " Afghanistan is a safer place than Pakistan and I want to bring uo my children my families homeland. The security is good now, it is the time to go". He has six children three boys and three girls.
UNHCR repatriation centre Pershawar families and their worldy goods wait for the process of becoming an ex refugee to be completed so that they can start the long journey home to Afghanistan.This is the family of Niaza who is thirty years old born in Pakistam, never seen Afghanistan but says " Afghanistan is a safer place than Pakistan and I want to bring uo my children my families homeland. The security is good now, it is the time to go". He has six children three boys and three girls. In this image we see left Salma ten years old in the middle in the hammock under the truck is baby Moustafa three months old . On the right is Saima seven years old.
UNHCR repatriation centre Pershawar New borns and families and their worldy goods wait for the process of becoming an ex refugee to be completed so that they can start the long journey home to Afghanistan.
This is PIPOS (Pakistani institute of Proshtetics & Orthotic Sciences) in Pershawar Pakistan the rhabilitation centre is part funded by UNHCR . In this image we see polio victim and survivour Story (yes her name is Story ) AwaKhan Seventeen year old born with Polio She is from Jalabad in Afghanistan . She has been given a new wheel chair by the unit free of charge and recieves lessons how to adapt to the new chair. She is pictured here with her cousin Shazab ten years old who also has Polio.Polio is still a huge problem in Pakistan and Afghanistan this unit alone sees at least for new cases of the Polio virus everyday.
This is PIPOS (Pakistani institute of Proshtetics & Orthotic Sciences) in Pershawar Pakistan the rhabilitation centre is part funded by UNHCR . In this image we see polio victim and survivour Story (yes her name is Story ) AwaKhan Seventeen year old born with Polio She is from Jalabad in Afghanistan . She has been given a new wheel chair by the unit free of charge and recieves lessons how to adapt to the new chair. Polio is still a huge problem in Pakistan and Afghanistan this unit alone sees at least for new cases of the Polio virus everyday.
This is PIPOS (Pakistani institute of Proshtetics & Orthotic Sciences) in Pershawar Pakistan the rhabilitation centre is part funded by UNHCR . In this image we see polio victim and survivour Shazab ten years old who has Polio.Polio is still a huge problem in Pakistan and Afghanistan this unit alone sees at least for new cases of the Polio virus everyday.
This is PIPOS (Pakistani institute of Proshtetics & Orthotic Sciences) in Pershawar Pakistan the rhabilitation centre is part funded by UNHCR . In this image we see polio victim and survivour Story (yes her name is Story ) AwaKhan Seventeen year old born with Polio She is from Jalabad in Afghanistan . She has been given a new wheel chair by the unit free of charge and recieves lessons how to adapt to the new chair. She is pictured here with her cousin Shazab ten years old who also has Polio With them is their Physio 'Nagjma who has been treating the couple for five years. .Polio is still a huge problem in Pakistan and Afghanistan this unit alone sees at least for new cases of the Polio virus everyday.
This is PIPOS (Pakistani institute of Proshtetics & Orthotic Sciences) in Pershawar Pakistan the rhabilitation centre is part funded by UNHCR . Shazab ten years old who also has Polio with him is Physio 'Nagjma who has been treating him for five years. .Polio is still a huge problem in Pakistan and Afghanistan this unit alone sees at least for new cases of the Polio virus everyday.
This is PIPOS (Pakistani institute of Proshtetics & Orthotic Sciences) in Pershawar Pakistan the rhabilitation centre is part funded by UNHCR . In this image we see polio victim and survivour Story (yes her name is Story ) AwaKhan Seventeen year old born with Polio She is from Jalabad in Afghanistan . She has been given a new wheel chair by the unit free of charge and recieves lessons how to adapt to the new chair. She is pictured here with and her Physio 'Nagjma who has been treating her for five years. .Polio is still a huge problem in Pakistan and Afghanistan this unit alone sees at least for new cases of the Polio virus everyday.
Behlol is forty five years old and is a refugee from Afghanistan currently living in Akhora UNHCR Refugee Village Pakistan. He has been a refugee from Afghanistan for thirty five years. In Pakistan he is a tailor making clothes to order for the community. He was a fighter in Afghanistan against the Russians and lost his leg when he trod an an anti pertsonnel mine. His house was bombed by the Russians and he and his family fled to Pakistan with just the clothes on their backs. Living with him in Pakistan are three daughters three sons and his wife.
Behlol is forty five years old and is a refugee from Afghanistan currently living in Akhora UNHCR Refugee Village Pakistan. He has been a refugee from Afghanistan for thirty five years. In Pakistan he is a tailor making clothes to order for the community. He was a fighter in Afghanistan against the Russians and lost his leg when he trod an an anti pertsonnel mine. His house was bombed by the Russians and he and his family fled to Pakistan with just the clothes on their backs. Living with him in Pakistan are three daughters three sons and his wife.
Behlol is forty five years old and is a refugee from Afghanistan currently living in Akhora UNHCR Refugee Village Pakistan. He has been a refugee from Afghanistan for thirty five years. In Pakistan he is a tailor making clothes to order for the community. He was a fighter in Afghanistan against the Russians and lost his leg when he trod an an anti pertsonnel mine. His house was bombed by the Russians and he and his family fled to Pakistan with just the clothes on their backs. Living with him in Pakistan are three daughters three sons and his wife.
Behlol is forty five years old and is a refugee from Afghanistan currently living in Akhora UNHCR Refugee Village Pakistan. He has been a refugee from Afghanistan for thirty five years. In Pakistan he is a tailor making clothes to order for the community. He was a fighter in Afghanistan against the Russians and lost his leg when he trod an an anti pertsonnel mine. His house was bombed by the Russians and he and his family fled to Pakistan with just the clothes on their backs. Living with him in Pakistan are three daughters three sons and his wife.
Behlol is forty five years old and is a refugee from Afghanistan currently living in Akhora UNHCR Refugee Village Pakistan. He has been a refugee from Afghanistan for thirty five years. In Pakistan he is a tailor making clothes to order for the community. He was a fighter in Afghanistan against the Russians and lost his leg when he trod an an anti pertsonnel mine. His house was bombed by the Russians and he and his family fled to Pakistan with just the clothes on their backs. Living with him in Pakistan are three daughters three sons and his wife.
Afghan refugess and Pakistani women of the ( Skill Enhancement& Livelihood Initiative programme) show off their craft skills.This is a UNHCR part funded programme.This programme is a speical United Nations scheme that benifits both Afghan and Pakistaini women.
Afghan refugess and Pakistani women of the ( Skill Enhancement& Livelihood Initiative programme) show off their craft skills.This is a UNHCR part funded programme.This programme is a speical United Nations scheme that benifits both Afghan and Pakistaini women.
Afghan refugess and Pakistani women of the ( Skill Enhancement& Livelihood Initiative programme) show off their craft skills.This is a UNHCR part funded programme.This programme is a speical United Nations scheme that benifits both Afghan and Pakistaini women.
The girls of MSG 082 School in Padhana Afghan refugee camp in Haripour Pakistan give a performance of dance in celebration of World refugee day 2015
The girls of MSG 082 School in Padhana Afghan refugee camp in Haripour Pakistan give a performance of dance in celebration of World refugee day 2015
The girls of MSG 082 School in Padhana Afghan refugee camp in Haripour Pakistan give a performance of dance in celebration of World refugee day 2015
The girls of MSG 082 School in Padhana Afghan refugee camp in Haripour Pakistan give a performance of dance in celebration of World refugee day 2015
The girls of MSG 082 School in Padhana Afghan refugee camp in Haripour Pakistan give a performance of dance in celebration of World refugee day 2015
A young Afghan refugee girls takes home her sheep at the end of the day in Padhana Afghan refugee camp Village) in Haripour Pakistan The camp has been in Haripour for thirty years
Najeebullah is seventeen years old and has just finished repairing the local Mosques loudspeaker , he is on his way to place in back on the roof of the Mosque. Najeebullah was born in the camp, he says he has heard all about Afghanistan from his father , but it is stilla dangerous place to live . Padhana Afghan refugee camp Village) in Haripour Pakistan The camp has been in Haripour for thirty years
Street life in Padhana Afghan refugee camp,. A shopkeepers daughter .Village in Haripour Pakistan The camp has been in Haripour for thirty years
Street life in Padhana Afghan refugee camp Village in Haripour Pakistan. A young Afghan refugee born in the camp is interested in the photographer. The camp has been in Haripour for thirty years
Street life in Padhana Afghan refugee camp Village) in Haripour Pakistan The camp has been in Haripour for thirty years
This is Rahmullah fifteen years old with his prize fighting rooster. He rents a taxi from a family freind and his fares take him all over the camp. Padhana Afghan refugee camp Village) in Haripour Pakistan The camp has been in Haripour for thirty years
The view from Padhana Afghan refugee camp Village) in Haripour Pakistan The camp has been in Haripour for thirty years
Shadama is sixty years old and came to the camp in 1979 from Pakti Province Afghanistan he has five daughters and two sons born in the camp,plus he now has two grandsons and two grand daughters Padhana Afghan refugee camp (Village) in Haripour Pakistan The camp has been in Haripour for thirty years. He says that he misses everything about Afghanistan.
Street life in Padhana Afghan refugee camp Village) in Haripour Pakistan The camp has been in Haripour for thirty years
Street life in Padhana Afghan refugee camp Village) in Haripour Pakistan The camp has been in Haripour for thirty years
Elderly Afghan gentleman in Padhana Afghan refugee camp Village) in Haripour Pakistan The camp has been in Haripour for thirty years
Father and son in Padhana Afghan refugee camp Village) in Haripour Pakistan The camp has been in Haripour for thirty years
Hajra aged eight weaves carpet with other weavers in Turkman Afghan refugee Village Pakistan. They weave carpets for a dealer/buyer in Perhawar who then sells them to European clients. They also make carpets to order for other refugees in the Village. Hajra says she does not like weaving at all but it helps my family I would rather be playing though.
Ughul Juma seven years old weaves carpets with other weavers in Turkman Afghan refugee Village Pakistan. They weave carpets for a dealer/buyer in Perhawar who then sells them to European clients. They also make carpets to order for other refugees in the Village. She says that she hates weaving and would rather be playing tag and hopsctotch with her freinds . She wants to be a doctor one day .
Ayesha is ten years old and weaves carpets with other weavers in Turkman Afghan refugee Village Pakistan. They weave carpets for a dealer/buyer in Perhawar who then sells them to European clients. They also make carpets to order for other refugees in the Village. Ayesha says that she does not like weaving and would prefer to spend more time at school . She is in first grade at her local school and is desperate to learn english as she wants to be a doctir to serve her community as much as she can .
Widow Qurdsan Gul sixty-five years old an Afghan refugee from Balkh province Afghanistan now lives with her son Jura twenty-two years old .Her husband died of a burst appendix in Afghanistan. She was alone with her son and daughters when fierce fighting broke out in her village and they hid behind walls to try and be safe from the bombings and gunfire.It took fifteen days to get to The UNHCR Turkman refugee Village in Pakistan crossing the formidable mountain range ‘The Hindu Kush’ in mid winter. She says she nearly froze to death. One of her friends who was a little older than her did die on the march across the mountains from severe cold “ we buried her in the mountains” she says.Qurdan admits that she is an opium addict! She had an accident and used opium to kill the pain but is now addicted. She weaves carpets for a dealer in Peshawar to pay for her addiction and to make ends meet. Her Son Jura is working off a huge loan by working twelve hours a day six days a week in the boiling heat of a local brick factory. He took out the loan with the brick factories owner to pay for his sisters wedding. His weekly wage is the equivalent of just eighteen dollars! The loan will take him seven and a half years to pay back if he is lucky and get the continuity of work with the brick factory.Qurdan says that the main problem for her in the Village is that because her son is working so hard and such long hours at the brick factory that she has to do everything herself in the house, which is difficult for her. When asked what she wanted for the future she says’ I want to see my son married, and I want to see my grandchildren.Qurdan’s two daughters married and are back in Afghanistan. She says that she has no home in Afghanistan and does not want to return “my life is here now’’
Widow Qurdsan Gul sixty-five years old an Afghan refugee from Balkh province Afghanistan now lives with her son Jura twenty-two years old .Her husband died of a burst appendix in Afghanistan. She was alone with her son and daughters when fierce fighting broke out in her village and they hid behind walls to try and be safe from the bombings and gunfire.It took fifteen days to get to The UNHCR Turkman refugee Village in Pakistan crossing the formidable mountain range ‘The Hindu Kush’ in mid winter. She says she nearly froze to death. One of her friends who was a little older than her did die on the march across the mountains from severe cold “ we buried her in the mountains” she says.Qurdan admits that she is an opium addict! She had an accident and used opium to kill the pain but is now addicted. She weaves carpets for a dealer in Peshawar to pay for her addiction and to make ends meet. Her Son Jura is working off a huge loan by working twelve hours a day six days a week in the boiling heat of a local brick factory. He took out the loan with the brick factories owner to pay for his sisters wedding. His weekly wage is the equivalent of just eighteen dollars! The loan will take him seven and a half years to pay back if he is lucky and get the continuity of work with the brick factory.Qurdan says that the main problem for her in the Village is that because her son is working so hard and such long hours at the brick factory that she has to do everything herself in the house, which is difficult for her. When asked what she wanted for the future she says’ I want to see my son married, and I want to see my grandchildren.Qurdan’s two daughters married and are back in Afghanistan. She says that she has no home in Afghanistan and does not want to return “my life is here now’’
Widow Qurdsan Gul sixty-five years old an Afghan refugee from Balkh province Afghanistan now lives with her son Jura twenty-two years old .Her husband died of a burst appendix in Afghanistan. She was alone with her son and daughters when fierce fighting broke out in her village and they hid behind walls to try and be safe from the bombings and gunfire.It took fifteen days to get to The UNHCR Turkman refugee Village in Pakistan crossing the formidable mountain range ‘The Hindu Kush’ in mid winter. She says she nearly froze to death. One of her friends who was a little older than her did die on the march across the mountains from severe cold “ we buried her in the mountains” she says.Qurdan admits that she is an opium addict! She had an accident and used opium to kill the pain but is now addicted. She weaves carpets for a dealer in Peshawar to pay for her addiction and to make ends meet. Her Son Jura is working off a huge loan by working twelve hours a day six days a week in the boiling heat of a local brick factory. He took out the loan with the brick factories owner to pay for his sisters wedding. His weekly wage is the equivalent of just eighteen dollars! The loan will take him seven and a half years to pay back if he is lucky and get the continuity of work with the brick factory.Qurdan says that the main problem for her in the Village is that because her son is working so hard and such long hours at the brick factory that she has to do everything herself in the house, which is difficult for her. When asked what she wanted for the future she says’ I want to see my son married, and I want to see my grandchildren.Qurdan’s two daughters married and are back in Afghanistan. She says that she has no home in Afghanistan and does not want to return “my life is here now’’
Maria is forty-nine years old and fled from Jawzjan Province Afghanistan eighteen years ago because of heavy fighting. Rival Mujahedeen factions constantly fought for control over the village, which made it impossible to live. It took four days in the back of an open flatbed truck to get to the safety of the UNHCR refugee village Turkman in Pakistan. They left so quickly because of the danger with just the clothes on their back, her husband could not carry anything because he was very sick with tuberculosis.Maria has unfortunately been widowed twice! Her first husband just fifty years old had an unknown illness. He fell sick in Afghanistan and passed away in four days of becoming ill. Her second husband died of a heart attack four years ago in Pakistan. Her children by her second husband, Abdulrehman aged nine and his sister Hanifi six years old sadly do not remember their father. Maria says that she does not want to go back to Afghanistan, as there is nothing to go back to now. Her son is at school now and I want him to have an education. I do miss my country and my parents who are still alive and live in Jawzjan. But I will stay here for the sake of my children it is safer. When asked if the tragedies in her life made her stronger, she says that yes they have, I am strong but I blame my father for my sadness and I am so angry with him, my marriages both of them were arranged for me. If my father had not arranged them I would not have had such sadness in my life, but now I am strong. I want to stay in Pakistan for my childrenMaria makes a living by preparing wool for the carpets weavers. She also helps anyone in the community who needs her help. She says it is my duty to help others.
Khazana UNHCR Refugee Village Pakistan. Brother and sisters look at the photographer with interest from the doorway of their home .
Afghan refugee children in the UNHCR refugee village 'Khazana Refugee Village" Pakistan cool off in the sweltering forty seven degree heat.
Afghan refugee children in the UNHCR refugee village 'Khazana Refugee Village" Pakistan cool off in the sweltering forty seven degree heat.
Afghan refugee children in the UNHCR refugee village 'Khazana Refugee Village" Pakistan cool off in the sweltering forty seven degree heat.
Afghan refugee children in the UNHCR refugee village 'Khazana Refugee Village" Pakistan cool off in the sweltering forty seven degree heat.
UNHCR repatriation centre Pershawar families and their worldy goods wait for the process of becoming an ex refugee to be completed so that they can start the long journey home to Afghanistan.This is Jamal Bibi retuning to Afghanistan today She says " I have nothing here and nothing in Afghanistan but I am going home to die , my two sons died here in pakistan I dont want to die here, I have nothing " Jamal is travelling back in a truck with other families
UNHCR repatriation centre Pershawar families and their worldy goods wait for the process of becoming an ex refugee to be completed so that they can start the long journey home to Afghanistan.
UNHCR repatriation centre Pershawar families and children with their worldy goods wait for the process of becoming an ex refugee to be completed so that they can start the long journey home to Afghanistan.
UNHCR repatriation centre Pershawar families and children with their worldy goods wait for the process of becoming an ex refugee to be completed so that they can start the long journey home to Afghanistan.
UNHCR repatriation centre Pershawar families and children with their worldy goods wait for the process of becoming an ex refugee to be completed so that they can start the long journey home to Afghanistan.
This is Qadeem thirty five years old a refugee from Afghanistan now living in the UNHCR refugee Akhra Village in Pakistan He is with his wife and six children three boys and three girls. He has been a refugee from Afghanistan for most of his life. When he was just eighteen he plucked up the courage to leave Pakistan and visit Kabul the capital of Afghanistan but on arrival in the city trod on a land mine which took his left leg. He now buys and sells wood for the refugee community in Pakistan. to make a living
Afghan refugee children playing cricket in the UNHCR refugee Akohra Village in Pakistan .. Cricket is hugely popular in Pakistan and Afghanistan
Afghan refugess and Pakistani women of the ( Skill Enhancement& Livelihood Initiative programme) show off their craft skills.This is a UNHCR part funded programme.This programme is a speical United Nations scheme that benifits both Afghan and Pakistaini women.
Afghan refugess and Pakistani women of the ( Skill Enhancement& Livelihood Initiative programme) show off their craft skills.This is a UNHCR part funded programme.This programme is a speical United Nations scheme that benifits both Afghan and Pakistaini women.
Afghan refugess and Pakistani women of the ( Skill Enhancement& Livelihood Initiative programme) show off their craft skills.This is a UNHCR part funded programme.This programme is a speical United Nations scheme that benifits both Afghan and Pakistaini women. In this portrait is Bakht Zeba Seniour Social Mobiliser for the project.
Afghan refugess and Pakistani women of the ( Skill Enhancement& Livelihood Initiative programme) show off their craft skills.This is a UNHCR part funded programme.This programme is a speical United Nations scheme that benifits both Afghan and Pakistaini women.
Afghan refugess and Pakistani women of the ( Skill Enhancement& Livelihood Initiative programme) show off their craft skills.This is a UNHCR part funded programme.This programme is a speical United Nations scheme that benifits both Afghan and Pakistaini women.
Afghan refugess and Pakistani women of the ( Skill Enhancement& Livelihood Initiative programme) show off their craft skills.This is a UNHCR part funded programme.This programme is a speical United Nations scheme that benifits both Afghan and Pakistaini women.
Afghan refugess and Pakistani women of the ( Skill Enhancement& Livelihood Initiative programme) show off their craft skills.This is a UNHCR part funded programme.This programme is a speical United Nations scheme that benifits both Afghan and Pakistaini women.
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