Scenes from Afghanistan

©2009 Nikki Kahn

A mother holding her young child is among the group of women gathered at the invitation of religious leader Sayed Mansour Nadiri for a rally in support of Afghanistan President Hamdi Karzai in Dar-e-Kayan, Baghlan Province.
   
Women gathered at the invitation of religious leader Sayed Mansour Nadiri for a rally in support of Afghanistan President Hamdi Karzai in Dar-e-Kayan, Baghlan Province.©2009 Nikki Kahn
   
U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Marc Richards, 21, of Millsboro, Delaware, with 2nd LAR Charlie Company, watch as a 1000 pound bomb is dropped on more than 1,600 bags of poppy seeds discovered at Safar Bazaar following a raid in Helmand Province, Afghanistan.
     
  
The Shomali Plains, Afghanistan.©2009 Nikki Kahn
   
The Panjshir, Afghanistan.©2009 Nikki Kahn
   
17-year-old Adiba, of Kabul,, showed her support for Afghan presidential candidate Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai at the bidding of her teacher as he met with women from the Malal group at his home in Kabul.
     
  
The Panjshir, Afghanistan.©2009 Nikki Kahn
   
Afghan men sacrifice a bull for President Hamid Karzai in Baghlan Province.©2009 Nikki Kahn
   
©2009 Nikki Kahn