In sweltering heat, a group of volunteers, half of them women, have turned up for militia training, learning how to clean and assemble rifles and how to shoot without actually firing.

Olanya Sunday, a tailor who has epilepsy, training Joyce Mesiku, one of the two people he employs in his shop.

Souhaila, a graduate of the Taloqan CME (continuing medical education) Midwife Training School, at her home at the end of her working day. Afghanistan has one of the highest fertility rates in the wor...

Souhaila, a graduate of the Taloqan CME (continuing medical education) Midwife Training School, makes her way home at the end of her working day. Afghanistan has one of the highest fertility rates in...

Souhaila, a graduate of the Taloqan CME (continuing medical education) Midwife Training School, examines Bibi Khalam who is 5 months pregnant. Afghanistan has one of the highest fertility rates in the...