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Photo Share - Kharghaltan, Afghanistan

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December 22nd, 2006 - 04:38PM
Photo Share - Kharghaltan
Photo: Peter Biro/The IRC
Although the village of Kharghaltan is only 30 kilometers from the western town of Herat in Afghanistan, it is very isolated. The village, a cluster of small clay houses, is far from the main road and several kilometers from the nearest settlement. I was going there with Karima Sorkhabi, who manages the IRC’s child programs here. We were driving through an empty semi-desert against the beautiful backdrop of a majestic mountain range when I suddenly spot a woman and her son on the road. They must have walked for hours to reach Kharghaltan. More photos


Posted By: Anne Richard | Asia, Photo Shares, Rebuilding Communities
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