Stunning Photos Of Afghan Hazara Girls Train In Shaolin Martial Arts For Competitions
Massoud Hossaini/AP Photos
Afghan members of a wushu martial arts group led by trainer Sima Azimi, 20, pose for a photograph at the Shahrak Haji Nabi hilltop overlooking Kabul. Afghanistan’s first female wushu trainer, Sima Azimi, 20, is training 20 Afghan girls aged between 14 – 20 at a wushu club in Kabul, after learning the sport while living as a refugee in Iran. Continue reading »
Afghan Female Boxers Fighting their Way to the 2016 Olympics
Afghan women boxers practice at the Kabul stadium boxing club. A few yellow lamps light up the cavernous, sparsely furnished room where Afghanistan’s young female boxers train, hoping to become good enough to compete in the 2016 Olympics. (Photo by Massoud Hossaini/AP Photo) Continue reading »
Photo of the Day: Inside the Afghan Barbershop
Photos of Indian movie stars adorn an Afghan barbershop at Forward Operating Base Bostick in the Kunar Province of northeastern Afghanistan. The area, a major infiltration route for Taliban fighters coming from Pakistan, has seen some of the heaviest fighting of the Afghan war. (John Moore/Getty Images) Click image to zoom.
Photo of the Day: Skateboarding Afghan Style
A group of Afghan children have a go at skateboarding through the capital Kabul, to mark World Skateboarding Day. (AP). Click to zoom.
