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The dog at the Save compound in Andkhoy. I was told I could take him home; too bad he wouldn't fit in my duffle bag. |
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Michael Speaks ready to rock and roll. |
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Here is a typical doorway into a compound. You can see chalk marks from the various health agencies, about the inhabitants and their immunization status. |
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A local watering hole at a shrine in Andkhoy. |
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Boys getting water. |
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Kind of an old/new picture. Very artsy, I think. OK, I'm not the pro. |
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More art. |
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We went to a shrine in Andkhoy, and because it was a national holiday, found many local men there celebrating. |
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Lucienne talks with the locals. |
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Horses! |
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Camel with a tank in the background. The hill in the background is apparently the wall of the old city. |
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Local transportation. |
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Another horse! |
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A bird going to market. |
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This is a compound full of carpet shops. We bought a few carpets at one; here Steve poses with a cart full of died wool. |
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Jim communing with the local domesticated animals. |
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At a clinic in Shibergen, we were shown a portable ultrasound. |
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The medical staff. The guy in the green hat is a surgeon. |
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This armored vehicle was on the grounds of the clinic. It proved too
much trouble to move, so Lucienne thought of a different, more appropriate
use. Steve Kelley has a great way with kids... |
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Two women doctors. |
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Our next stop, a Save UK facility where they are teaching community women to act as midwives. For 95% of births in Afghanistan there is no trained person present, a contributing factor to the awful child and maternal mortality rates. |
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The midwives. |
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Sir Ben and Chip at lunch, listening to presentations. |
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The aftermath of another typical meal. We were given incredible amounts of food, and always told not to worry, nothing would be thrown out. |
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They had a daycare on site for the students. |
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The group. |
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Steve Kelley pointed this out to me, something we had not seen in quite a few days. |
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Ahh. Poppies. Real, opium producing poppies. We saw many fields of these
on the road between Andkhoy and Mazar. Afghanistan is currently the world's largest opium producer, incredible since poppy farming was apparently introduced during the Soviet occupation. Efforts to eradiate the trade are ongoing and often in the news. But the real solution is a robust economy. |
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The buildings with check marks have been searched for mines. White is the "all clear" color. |
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These boys worked in machine shops. They all have places to live (mostly with extended family). They work six 12-hour days a week, and get paid between $1 a week and $1 a day, depending on their skill level. |
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In Mazar, Save has a place for working children, sort of a "Boys and Girls Club". This game looked like fun. |
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The chess pieces threw me for a bit; they're playing checkers. |
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These women were learning to sew. |
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Steve playing around with a group of kids. |
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Time to go home, the girls in the sewing class have donned the burqas and are heading out. |
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A camera frenzy. |
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The crowd at the center. |
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