The best of week 1

I can't believe it's only been a week! I feel as though I've been here at least a month. Could be the 12-hour days, or possibly the constant threat of death. No wonder the people here for the most part look about 15 years older than their age.

Here are some of my nicer shots from the first week. I've noticed that a) they're almost all faces -- that's because the landscape in Kabul really isn't that interesting and because of the smog and dust, doesn't really have any nice colours. And b) they're all men. The reason is obvious--while the men will stop you in the street to get their picture taken, the women tend to hide and don't want to be photographed. The Hazara women are more photo-friendly and I hope to get some nice shots from my upcoming trip to Bamian, home of the downtrodden Hazara.